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UK pension schemes are not just guardians of members' benefits but also significant owners of economic activity. Today, responsible ownership is crucial part of a trustee's fiduciary responsibilities, argues Donald MacDonald

Charles Suchett-Kaye explains what trustees need to understand about hedge funds in this time of rising liabilities and falling assets

While improving mortality rates might strike the individual as a wholly positive phenomenon, Chris Panteli investigates the headache it causes the pension scheme members and their sponsors

Amid volatile investment markets and increasing liabilities, many companies will be reviewing their pension arrangements. Russell Agius sets out 10 considerations for a more efficient pension scheme

Tony Barnard discusses the difficulties of converting guaranteed minimum pensions into scheme benefits

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