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Sebastian Cheek discusses the theoretical effect of deflation on buyouts and what this might mean for trustees

As the Group SIPP market looks set to enjoy a healthy rate of growth, Helen Morrissey looks at the key drivers behind expansion in the market

Dr. Shlomo Benartzi looks at behavioural finance and highlights the psychological barriers to saving, using automatic enrolment to increase participation and how to use automatic saving increases effectively

With pensions deficits soaring among FTSE companies, Gill Wadsworth discusses the importance for trustees of making regular covenant assessments to ensure their sponsors can honour their funding commitments

Natalie Dempster, head of investment North America at World Gold Council, looks at benefits and risks of investing in commodities, using the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System as a case study

David Harris, managing director, TOR Financial Consulting Ltd and David John, senior fellow, The Heritage Foundation discuss the challenges facing America's new president as he gets to grips with the retirement system

Lynn Strongin-Dodds explores what the future holds for real estate investment trusts (REITs) in light of the current economic crisis

Replicators were designed to produce cheap hedge fund beta. Emma Oakman finds out how they have fared through a difficult year

Massive market volatility has given investors a hair-raising ride over the past year and as yet there is no end in sight.

Some 130/30 funds have failed to live up to expectation and as investors begin to look elsewhere for sources of alpha is the writing on the wall? Giovanni Legorano investigates