Schroders

ITALY - The financial crisis has shown the relative strength of the country's second pillar pension system in comparison with other forms of savings, Schroders' head of distribution for Italy Luca Tenani has said.

Norwegian pensions have tended to adapt a careful approach to investment but following the financial meltdown, has this proved successful? Giovanni Legorano reports

The general election is likely to result in a hung parliament and the markets face a "corridor of uncertainty" as the parties negotiate the terms of a coalition government, Schroders says.

Peter Hargreaves' wealth has more than doubled over the past year by £260m to reach £570m.

Chile's regulator has made it easier for the country to invest its US$114bn in pension assets outside its home country. Rodrigo Amaral reports

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: How do you feel the governance of DC schemes can be improved?

SWEDEN - AP7's Premium Savings and Premium Choice funds both bounced back last year after a torrid 2008.

AUSTRALIA - Western Australia-based superannuation fund GESB has hired Schroders Investment Management to run a A$2.7bn (US$2.5bn) international equity brief.

A conservative investment approach meant Brazilian pensions suffered only minor scrapes during the crisis, but too-strong funding levels bring problems of their own, as Dorothee Gnaedinger reports

James Buckley and Mark Callender consider the Asian property investment market