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Tom McPhail of Hargreaves Lansdown explains to Laura Blows how NEST will be groundbreaking for defined contribution schemes and in turn will raise the industry's game

As New Zealand looks set to refine its pensions regulation, Rachel Alembakis looks at how the launch of the FMA will affect KiwiSaver

Already popular in the US, ETFs have begun to take hold in Europe but many pension funds overlook the advantages of this type of investment as Helen Fowler reports

As the UK puts a comprehensive set of pension reforms into motion, Helen Morrissey questions how prepared the industry will be to cope with the pace of change

Interest rates have been stuck at historic lows since March 2009 and show no signs of increasing any time soon. Chris Panteli looks at how schemes are dealing with the repercussions

The austerity measures that swept through Europe in 2010 took their toll on pension systems. Richard Lowe reports

Asset managers should be encouraged, but not required, to sign on to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investments, delegates at the Pension Fund Forum Denmark heard.

Staff overseeing the SCA pension fund are considering decreasing its exposure to equities as it searches for higher-yielding products.

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority plans to release mortality benchmarks which will be used to help calculate pension liabilities.

Why do property investors underperform in their own backyard? PRUPIM research analyst Weijia Wang explains how overcoming personal bias can dramatically improve investment choices