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Andrew Short takes a look at diversified growth funds, and outcome-driven tailored investment that is being seen as a solution to ever-shrinking retirement funds.

US - The growth of the US ETF market is likely to be driven by active ETFs as a number of potential new issuers are seeking to list them, according to the New York Stock Exchange.

How DC schemes are coping with volatility

The BlueSky Pension Scheme has chosen Alliance Bernstein's target date funds offering for its default fund ahead of auto-enrolment duties.

The Investment Management Association has confirmed Douglas Ferrans' position as chairman for the next two years.

Default funds are the "healthy choice" for savers but not all the investment options being used adequately cater for members needs, AllianceBernstein says.

Charlotte Moore surveys the impact of the financial crisis on the corporate bond market

UK - The pension industry should engage more with people on how much they invest into their pension pot rather than focusing on the specific investment advice, industry figures said.

More than two thirds defined contribution members are reluctant or unprepared to make active investment decisions about their pension, research by AllianceBernstein finds.

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: an independent trustee recently branded DC default investment strategies as a cop out by trustees - do you agree?