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Matthew Ryan of MFS Investment Management looks at how emerging market debt has evolved to better withstand market fluctuations

Lynn Strongin-Dodds reports how expected rate hikes and a belief the worst has passed for Europe is luring investors back to the euro

Stratification is happening within fixed income portfolios, Helen Fowler reports

The abolition of contracting-out has led industry figures to predict, again, the end of DB schemes in the UK, as Michael Bow reports

The unprecedented run of earthquakes, cyclones and floods which has caused billions of dollars of damage to Japan, Australia and New Zealand in recent months has put catastrophe bond funds in the spotlight. Katie Holliday reports

With the Bank of England pessimistic about long-term inflation targets, Charlotte Moore considers scheme strategies for mitigating this unrewarded risk

Sebastian Cheek canvases opinion on calls to reform short service refunds

How good principles can improve member outcomes, by David Hutchins, head of investment strategy and design, AllianceBernstein Defined Contribution Investments

John Belgrove looks at how asset managers have adapted their strategies to respond to the unpredictability of today's markets

Joo Hee Lee of Fidelity International looks at life cycle strategies