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THE TaxPayers' Alliance has called on the Conservatives to prevent their councillors joining the local government pension scheme.

HYMANS Robertson has started to upload historic information on longevity from 100 occupational pension schemes as part of its Club Vita service.

Pension industry rows with government; Pound hits 12-year low on rate cut speculation; Watch out for falling dividends... your nest-egg could be smashed; Other views on how sector will perform; Allianz sets up sale of Dresdner for €9bn

Carbon is fast becoming something pension funds need to pay attention to, whether as a potential investor in a carbon trading fund, or a shareholder looking to engage with companies on environmental issues. Dorothee Gnaedinger explains

With some experts asking whether we are witnessing a commodities bubble, Emma Oakman examines the factors driving commodities markets, including the recent surge in institutional demand

A recent decision by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals essentially resolved an ongoing dispute as to whether pre-Pension Protection Act cash balance plans violate the age discrimination provision of ERISA. Frances Phillips Taft explains

Lorant Porkolab outlines the whys and wherefores of risk sharing in occupational pension schemes, an approach offering a compromise between DB and DC

Rachel Alembakis looks at the challenges faced by Australia's super funds as they face up to the worst returns in 20 years

Despite being on the agenda of almost every pension fund and asset manager, there is a marked lack of consensus on SRI. Giovanni Legorano reports

LOCAL Government Pension Scheme ill-health regulations remain unclear, GMB says.