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With the date of the election finally announced, Laura Blows summarises the pension policies of the three main political parties

The development of the fixed-term annuity market has done much to offer a half-way option between the security of lifetime annuities and the flexibility of income drawdown. Helen Morrissey assesses the prospects for this market

News flash for Britain's youth - some day you're going to be old. Laura Blows examines the country's poor views on saving and how auto-enrolment may change this attitude

The current Norwegian pension system is to be replaced by a new system in 2011, but will it solve the problems, or create new ones? Alison Swersky reports

Alison Swersky speaks to Norway's finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen about the Ministry of Finance's decision to limit active risk within the Government Pension Fund Global

Norwegian pensions have tended to adapt a careful approach to investment but following the financial meltdown, has this proved successful? Giovanni Legorano reports

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

Responding to global calls for transparency has left sovereign wealth funds open to local critics, as Richard Lowe reports

In collaboration with Global Pensions, Data Explorers Consulting brings you the latest in global trends and analysis on securities lending. Pension funds should prepare for a weaker revenue stream, as Ed Oliver writes

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