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Yesterday PP revealed The Pensions Advisory Service is utilising default retirement age legislation to get rid of long serving technical director Des Hamilton.

With a forthcoming European Commission consultation expected to put the spotlight on pensions legislation, Brian Holden calls for cosmetic system changes to be replaced by a ‘drastic upgrade' of governance

Charlotte Moore surveys the impact of the financial crisis on the corporate bond market

Toby Nangle questions the Treasury's policy of holding back supply of inflation-linked gilts

The IASB have been accused of threatening UK business earnings with its proposals for changing how companies record investment performance. Helen morrissey asks why the accounting standards needed revising, and looks at how the changes would affect the...

Pension funds are joining other institutional investors in grabbing an increasing share of secondary hedge fund market, as David Walker reports

Geraldine Brassett of Mercer looks ahead to the advent of personal accounts and advises on how employers can meet the duties required by the new legislation

Sebastian Cheek canvasses opinions from industry experts on the IGG's consultation to improve DC governance

Giovanni Legorano looks at how governments across Europe are reforming their pension systems following the economic crisis

Brian Bailey, director of pensions at West Midlands Pension Fund writes about how the LGPS can actively help people to prepare for retirement