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Longer life expectancies, caring responsibilities, and lower average salaries leave women’s retirement savings lacking. Mark Sullivan looks at how the US is closing the gap.

After five years of pension freedoms, occupational schemes are still not offering a full suite of retirement options to members. Sonya Fraser explores the retirement bolt-ons they could offer

The PPF is changing its insolvency risk provider as part of a triennial review of its levy rules. Lewys Curteis looks at how this could impact schemes.

In the run-up to Incisive Media’s Women in Investment Festival on 3 March, Laura Miller gets under the bonnet of how common imposter syndrome is, and the tangible impact it can have on financial services firms.

As the number of Coronavirus cases continues to grow, Calum Cooper looks at the potential impact on DB scheme liabilities and sponsor covenants.

The government is set to start consulting on how the Retail Prices Index (RPI) is calculated in its Budget on 11 March. Keith Webster warns the industry may currently be sleepwalking into this change.

Real assets are continuing to offer attractive illiquidity premia for investors. Hope William-Smith looks at the current allocation trends for boosting portfolio resilience.

Disagreements between trustees and consultants can be difficult, but they are necessary to improve the quality of decision-making, says Paul Richards.

Rising life expectancy and falling fertility rates are leading to ageing populations. Jonathan Stapleton considers latest research assessing how this trend is impacting pension systems around the world.

Very few schemes have protection in place against longevity risk in their scheme liabilities. Howard Kearns explains why and how to rectify this