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UK - Pension liabilities for UK private sector final salary pension schemes reached £1.2trn ($1.8trn) in August.

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US - Pension plans of S&P1500 companies are shouldering deficits of a combined $506bn, the largest recorded deficit in their history, according to data by Mercer.

The economic downturn in 2009 saw pension funds swing towards corporate bonds. But now the dust has settled, Laura Blows questions their current role

Trustees should consider investment opportunities in the shipping industry brought on by the slow down in global trade following the credit crisis, Mercer says.

GLOBAL - Multinational companies are looking at innovative ways to redesign defined benefit schemes but will cut contributions by 10% in the process, research by Mercer suggests.

Multinational companies are looking at innovative ways to redesign defined benefit schemes but will cut contributions by 10% in the process, Mercer research finds.

In the second report from our recent DC World Steering Group meeting the participants discuss the communications challenges the industry faces

Panellists discuss the proposed amendments to default retirement age and state pension age, and look at how DC schemes will deal with these changes

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: Are corporate wrap platforms the solution to successfully encourage employees to engage with their savings?