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AustralianSuper is one of the largest industry superannuation funds in Australia, with over 1.4 million members drawn from over 120,000 workplaces and in excess of A$30bn in funds under management. Rachel Alembakis speaks to its chief executive, Ian Silk...

The controversial directive passed a major hurdle towards coming to fruition last month, but despite being watered down, industry experts predict implementing the new rules will continue to be costly, as David Walker reports

Chairman of the Hedge Funds Standards Board Antonio Borges believes the EU's directive on alternative investment fund managers has come at a bad time, as David Walker reports

As Italy has largely ignored transition management, Giovanni Legorano looks at the reasons for this and asks if this is set to change in the near future

In recent years microfinance has steadily risen in significance. However, it is not on everyone's radar and questions remain about its sustainability, as Alison Swersky reports

Hedging currency exposures can have as large an impact on the wealth of a portfolio as return-generating strategies, delegates at the Global Pensions Currency Management Forum in London heard.

As details of NEST emerge, LAURA BLOWS questions whether it is looking likely to provide a decent pension pot for low to mid-earners

In the first of two features detailing the first meeting of our DC World Steering Club, Helen Morrissey asks how investment strategies are evolving

Advisers need to ensure customers with small pensions funds are treated fairly, writes Andrew Megson, managing director of retirement at Partnership.

Sebastian Cheek discovers an industry in favour of scrapping compulsory annuitisation at 75 but one that says the new coalition must do more to address the wider tax framework around retirement savings