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Risk sharing has come too late to save the majority of DB schemes, discovers Kelly Gregor. What is needed is deregulation and a more flexible approach from government

Giovanni Legorano travels to Frankfurt and Munich to investigate how the notoriously conservative and heavily regulated pensions industry has coped with the credit crunch

Nick Boyes of Alexander Forbes assesses the effect of recession on pension schemes and employers

Martin Woodford of Ward Hadaway takes a look at what the future holds for ETVs

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