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PensionDCisions and FTSE Group have teamed up to created the first objective benchmark for the UK's defined contribution pensions market.

GLOBAL - Short selling activity by hedge funds has rotated out of equities, as a rally in lower quality companies over the past year has come to an end, and into corporate bonds as spreads have tightened.

A quarter of employers say their employees are cutting or suspending pension contributions because of the financial downturn, latest research from Punter Southall reveals.

Kevin Frisby discusses the prospects of the commercial property market and urges investors to learn from the market downturn before investing again

The UK industrial sector is at a competitive disadvantage to its foreign counterparts as a result of burgeoning pension deficits, a consultant says.

FTSE100 employers are increasing average contributions to defined contribution schemes despite the economic downturn, Towers Watson says.

Helen Morrissey talks to Paul Macro about the results of Towers Watson's FTSE 100 defined contribution pension scheme survey

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the causes of the current rise in inflation and asks how long it might be expected to continue and what trustees can do to protect their funds from the extra liability.

The aggregate funding position of the 7400 defined benefit funds monitored by the Pension Protection Fund worsened to a deficit of £51.9bn in January.

In anticipation of the International Accounting Standards Board's latest exposure draft, Sebastian Cheek investigates the impact it will have on the pensions industry