Interview

Alex Beveridge talks to Trevor Matthews, CEO of Friends Provident, about how UK life companies are set to survive the economic slowdown, their push into the Middle East and the unsolved issue of means testing

Steven Dignall talks to LogicaCMG chairman of trustees Simon Baynes about how one of the oldest defined contribution (DC) plans in the UK has evolved over the years

Andrew Sheen talks to Justus van Halewijn about how the Blue Sky Group is surviving the credit crunch

Keren Holland talks to Joe Haslip, assistant controller for pensions, New York City about how the funds are coping in this challenging environment

Keren Holland talks to Bjarne Graven Larsen, chief investment officer at ATP about the steps being taken to mitigate risk in its pension scheme

Rachel Alembakis talks to APRA's Ross Jones about the finer points of regulating the super industry

The World Gold Council's Rozanna Wozniak talks to Jenny Blinch about the benefits of a strategic allocation to gold

Jenny Blinch talks to Christopher J. Ailman, CIO of CalSTRS, about the big investment themes of the next few years and the unique complexities of running a public fund in the US

Jenny Blinch talks to Eric Baggesen of CalPERS about the challenges of taking on the mantle of head of global equities at one of the world's largest pension funds

Giovanni Legorano talks to Georg Recht, head of pensions at Germany's Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundes-ministerium für Arbeit und Soziales), about working towards a retirement system that can cope with an aging population