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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

As pension funds increasingly look to diversify sources of return, a low-yield environment and threats of inflation, alternative investments have returned to the fore.

Asia has remained broadly resilient through the downturn, in particular the high growth regions of India and China - or ‘Chindia'.