Analysis
Collective DC proposals reveal profound divisions in attitudes towards saving
Steve Webb must address fears that introducing CDC may have unwanted consequences
Contributions guidance shifts burden to trustees and providers
Could monitoring costs of auto-enrolment contributions be passed on to members?
Future of the postal service threatened by unresolved pensions issue
Unions are right to protect member benefits, but must take into account changes to other public sector pensions
Pensions promises
More details are emerging on defined ambition, but appetite among employers remains far from certain
Infrastructure investment is coming of age for pension funds
USS’s stake in the Severn Trent buyout bid is manna from heaven for George Osborne
Old fashioned deal making creates breathing space on Solvency II
European Commission to press ahead with less stringent requirements for the moment
Authorities take no prisoners in fight against pension liberation
Automatic enrolment could push up number of damaging transfers
Pension reform enjoys second year in Queen’s speech
Disagreement over benefits of state pension reform
The Solvency II saga will be determined by low politics
The European Commission’s proposals have become more about horse-trading than sensible changes to the system
Japan: Lessons from Abenomics
Japan’s newly elected prime minister has taken the country’s economy by storm, as he attempts to counter its long-standing deflation. The question is, can it last?
Are pension funds missing a trick in abandoning equities?
DB schemes might be too dismissive of investment as a way out of deficits
Did Margaret Thatcher kill defined benefit pensions?
Alan Pickering says Iron Lady’s championing of the individual led to rise of defined contribution
Webb slams attitude of auto-enrolment providers
“Parts of the industry haven’t learnt anything”, says the pensions minister
Auto-enrolment on a collision course with SMEs
Small business directors’ pessimism risks denting impact of landmark legislation
All clear for QE?
Study shows that scheme funding levels are where they would have been despite quantitative easing
Changes to statutory objective leave PPF far from relaxed
Regulator’s funding flexibility flusters lifeboat fund
LGPS to be the test dummy for scheme mergers
A consultation will explore consolidating the dozens of local government schemes
Is the DWP undervaluing advice?
Ban on consultancy charges could lead to SMEs with poor auto-enrolment schemes
Flashes of innovation shown in Kodak deal
Time will tell if the Kodak deal is a success, but at least the trustees and sponsor have been given the chance to try something new
Small pots question still without an answer
Uncertainty persists over how the government’s small pots project will work in practice
Industry split over MPs' call for single pensions regulator
Heavyweight Commons committee throws its weight behind calls for one workplace savings regulator
Plans for an investor forum gathers pace as shareholder activism hits the headlines
Pension funds must lead the charge to get better value for members and business
Hacking through the legal thicket of GMP equalisation
A European Court ruling in 1990 added to the confusion - 20 years later the pension industry is still none-the-wiser
Pension funds look to get a foot on the housing ladder
Residential property gains appeal but can schemes enter the market?
