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The revised IAS19 standard is set to shake-up the pensions industry and close the gap in accounting between the US and Europe, as Helen Morrissey reports

The first pension buy-in transaction in the US took place recently, sparking renewed interest in the strategy. Chris Panteli asks how the market might develop from here

Helen Morrissey asks how revisions to the IAS19 standard will challenge European schemes and employers, and examines the global implications of the changes

Ole Beier Sørensen discusses the nationwide effort needed to encourage low-carbon investing

Longevity risk the financial risk caused by scheme members living longer than anticipated has received much press over the past few years, causing trustees and sponsors of defined benefit schemes to perceive it as an acute concern.

Andrew Short questions whether the web alone is sufficient to reach an apathetic population and how social media can help boost member engagement.

Canvasses industry views on the advantages offered by ETFs, and finds the diversity of opinions belies its reputation as a potential ‘harbinger of fiscal doom'

Emerging market debt funds saw outflows in March but concerns over the strength of the developed world pushed investors back, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports.

As funds seek to steer their portfolios through the markets' bumpy recovery, Andrew Short looks at two important alternative classes - hedge funds and infrastructure

The first anniversary of the Coalition government has marked a year of relentless pension reform. Helen Morrissey asks the industry whether these reforms have been successful