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Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: What legislation for DC pensions would you like to see the new coalition government introduce/remove? 

European asset-backed securities offer pension funds attractive risk and return compared with corporate bonds, providing security and a significant yield increase over the longer term, industry experts say.

Panellists discuss how shifting attitudes to default funds have affected DC schemes over the past year and what changes are ahead

The default retirement age of 65 will be "quickly" phased out following a government consultation, the Budget reveals.

As the fast-growing shift towards emerging markets continues, Laura Blows looks at the area's relevance for pension scheme investment

SEBASTIAN CHEEK looks at the merits of using non market-capitalisation based indices for passive equity allocations and assesses if this is the best way to deal with concentration risk

US - Mercer has agreed to pay US$500m to settle a law suit brought by the Alaska Retirement Management Board alleging the actuarial firm erred when calculating the state's pension liability.

Towers Watson investment head says UK pension landscape is ‘littered' with small inefficient schemes

US/UK - Deficits for US and UK pension funds have rocketed over the past one to two months as schemes were hit by the double whammy of falling interest rates and dropping equity values.

The current investment governance model needs to be significantly improved, Mn Services says.