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Antony Hayes and Dominic Grimley of Hewitt Associates discuss getting the best possible buyout deal

In the cutthroat world of custody, where the fierce competition necessitates the need to cut pricing, any provider that wishes to be a player has little option but to make significant investment. Gill Wadsworth investigates

TIM JONES of the PERSONAL ACCOUNTS DELIVERY AUTHORITY explains why personal accounts are a step in the right direction, and why he is in not doubt they will launch on time

ROSIE KWOK of MERCER examines The Pensions Regulator's consultation paper on good record-keeping.

Con Keating and Andrew Slater of BrightonRock muse on misconceptions of risk, asset allocation and the death of pensions

The government is once again looking at addressing worries over the regulations governing payments to employers from defined benefit schemes. Jonathan Stapleton investigates

Ingrid Neitsch and Adam Singleton of Financial Risk Management extol the virtues of credit hedge funds

Mark Amery of Cowen Asset Management, asks whether the current economic crisis has its roots in pension short-termism

Does the annuity market have the capacity to withstand the twin impact of personal accounts and the growth in bulk annuities purchase, and what does this mean for defined benefit schemes? asks Stephanie Spicer

Andrew Sheen travels to Belgium and discovers this country of predominately small pension funds is labouring with the implementation of OFP reforms and harbouring dreams of becoming Europe's cross-border pension hub