Beyond rational
The Blair/Brown pensions argument shows why reform can never be perfect
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Analysis
Analysis
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Sorting out the stars and stripes
Moves in the US to give shareholders greater powers are long overdue
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Sharks circle sterling
Sterling has ended its summer rally and is unlikely to pick up again with the government’s spending review on the horizon
Courting disaster
Recent legal cases have shown that documentation problems must be addressed sooner rather than later
An emotive debate
Proposals to abolish the default retirement age raise both practical and personal issues – response is required
An inflating problem
The difference between RPI and CPI changes over time and is likely to increase
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Stag night
The Bank of England Inflation Report may herald a period of stagflation, leaving pension schemes with little to celebrate
Confidence crisis
The last three months have seen a chain of nasty shocks knock the stuffing out of investor sentiment. Ongoing sovereign debt concerns in Europe; Spanish bank collapses; and much uncertainty over how and if governments would tackle gaping...
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Flexible by design
More flexibility is needed in annuity product design, not just the age at which they are bought
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The bigger picture
Compulsion to save must be addressed in broader benefit reform
Taking an interest
With consensus crumbling, what does the Bank of England have in store for interest rates?
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Flexible by design
More flexibility is needed in annuity product design than around the age at which they are bought
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EU pensions power-grab
The draconian funding standards that could destroy UK pensions
Bleak Budget
The emergency Budget was the most important in a generation, but how will it affect pension schemes?
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City slicer
The carve-up of City regulation is welcome but complex
100 days of rectitude
The coalition has had a significant economic impact in its first quarter year in office – the full extent will become apparent over the coming months
What went right?
After a turbulent start to the year, Europe – or at least Germany – offers great investment potential
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QEII – a Titanic danger
A second bout of quantitative easing (QE) would be fraught with risks
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The parable of Paternoster
Paternoster’s sale is the sign of a maturing industry
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The tall order
The PPF’s plans for self-suffi ciency will be hard to achieve
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Care of the community
The economy needs people to spend – but pension saving will avoid long term disaster
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A tall order
The PPF’s plans for self-sufficiency will be hard to achieve
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An unhealthy obsession
Fixation on funding levels is short-termist
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Underpaid and overseas
The Pensions Regulator has shown that it is prepared to battle hard in the interests of UK pension schemes
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Anticipating austerity
Pension schemes should consider the wider impact of government spending cuts on their investment strategy
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Collective responsibility
Pension funds should team up and hold big business to account. But who will lead them?
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Long term banking
EU regulation of banking bonuses may protect financial institutions, but not their clients
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Disaster movie
Will the 6 April 2011 be the start of a brave new world, or the day the earth stood still?
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Inflated ideas
The DWP’s latest ruse is not as clever as it first thought
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Collective responsibility
Pension funds should team up and hold big business to account. But who will lead them?
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At the mercy of the oil monster
Better fund manager governance will come too late for BP investors
