Liability hedging has helped a handful of pension funds achieve positive returns for over the past year.

The Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 2% won’t be enough to prevent further rate cuts in 2009, according to economists.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has pledged to be as flexible as it can for schemes struggling to pay the levy.

Several multi-billion pound UK pension funds are in talks aimed at fully outsourcing investment decisions to implemented consultants.

The start date for the 2.5%-a-year cap on the revaluation requirements for deferred benefits has been pushed forward to April 6, 2009.

Winterthur has fallen foul of its fiduciary responsibilities as a trustee for a self-invested personal pension (Sipp), according to a pensions ombudsman determination.

A key lesson from the credit crunch is for trustees to take a more active role as investors, according to a group of institutional investors.

New Star owner John Duffield has grudgingly agreed to hand over 95% of his troubled fund manager to Britain’s top, part-nationalised banks.

The personal accounts scheme could let a select group of insurers provide quotes to members as an alternative to the open market option (OMO).

Half of fund managers’ investment decisions are incorrect, according to Inalytics, the equity manager selection and monitoring firm.

It has been a record-breaking year for pension scheme valuation volatility, according to Aon Consulting.

Aegon Scottish Equitable has become the provider of the best value level annuity after it cut its rates to lower than other providers in November.

One of the first victims of the recession could be the flow of research that highlights the percentage of Britons not contributing to a pension.

Letter: In a response to Steve Bee’s column in October, Ged Dale argues that with little knowledgeof what future pensions might consist, the safestaction to take is to start saving while we can

The events of this most unpredictable year will undoubtedly have a profound effect on 2009. The sudden and seismic shift in investment markets and economic conditions will dominate the defined contribution (DC) landscape, so plan sponsors must work from the right agenda.

On June 3, 2003, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union issued a directive “on the activities and supervision of institutions for retirement provision” as “a first step on the way to an internal market for occupational provision organised on a European scale”.

As a shareholder in nationalised banks, how will the government cast its own votes, asks Tom Powdrill

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Are you interested in using a fiduciary manager? Or have you already taken the step and used fiduciary management to relieve the burden on you and your fellow trustees?

Newton Investment Management has appointed two senior investment research analysts to develop its socially responsible investment (SRI) team.

Investment boutique InSynergy has named Andy Gibb as business development director to help deliver the firm’s growth plans.

Hermes has named Daniel Temple as associate director to manage its market research.