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Improving companies through corporate governance will remain "a fantasy" until pension trustees better align their managers' incentives, said Mark Fawcett, chief investment officer at the UK's National Employment Savings Trust.

Dutch regulations are "killing" pension funds by using a discount rate that forces them to de-risk, said Anton van Nunen, director of Van Nunen & Partners.

In a public referendum last March, Swiss voters rejected a proposal that would have lowered the mandatory retirement rate paid on workers' pensions. The proposal lost by a wide margin of 72.7%.

Any lawyer worth their salt knows that new legislation often has unforeseen consequences. That's the case even for the most pedestrian piece of law, so imagine the possible ramifications for new regulations borne out of the double whammy of the global...

Julian Mainwood of Barnett Waddingham discusses how the restriction of pensions tax relief will affect scheme administration

As the fiduciary management model continues its ascent, Mark Goode looks at how consultants are evolving to keep pace with the changing nature of the industry

Following Lord Myners prediction of a bubble bursting in corporate bonds, Helen Fowler discusses the strength of the market

Jack Jones looks at how workplace wrap providers can improve employees' relationship with their finances

Lynn Strongin Dodds talks to industry experts about strategies for emerging market investment

David Wilson considers how the re-emergence of Enterprise Capital Funds - the ‘forgotten asset class' - can help enhance returns for schemes