Opinion

Government must choose between a stronger regulatory system or a cheaper one, argues Jonathan Stapleton

Mergers and acquisitions sit at the aggressive end of the financial jungle: the sums are larger, the strategies rougher, the payoffs higher.

Andrew Short asks an expert panel about the role of the trustee in protecting member interests.

Hannah Brenton on the advent of auto-enrolment

While references are made to attitudes of distrust in the pensions industry, one of the most significant reasons for the low take-up of pensions - and potentially high auto-enrolment opt-out rates - is the current attitude to saving.

Last week, Barclays was fined £290m for trying to manipulate LIBOR in a bid to make itself appear more secure during the financial crisis.

An upcoming paper by an Actuarial Profession working group considers the use of money back guarantees for DC members to encourage saving. But at what price?

Rachel Dalton on how the Coalition is pinning all its hopes on the state pension

Jonathan Stapleton asks why MPs can't practice what they preach on public sector pensions

Rachel Dalton examines the state of women in retirement