What comes next for hedge funds?
The past few months represent the most challenging period in memory for hedge fund investing We will see substantial industry change which will likely produce durable long term alpha The key for
Issue: December 2008 Author: Bruce Thatcher

Insolvent employers and the PPF - what can trustees do to protect scheme members?
Funding defined benefit (DB) pension schemes continues to be a big issue in the UK, but most schemes rely on the continued solvency of their employer What happens when this can no longer be relied
Issue: December 2008 Author: Rosalind Knowles

2008 – what will be the fall out for UK pensions?
Here we ask seven key figureheads within the pensions industry to recap on the major financial and regulatory events that took place in 2008 and what effect, in their views, these will have on
Issue: December 2008

Building trustee board effectiveness
With the introduction of the Pensions Act in 2004 there came a requirement for trustees to have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the laws relating to pension schemes. Under the same
Issue: December 2008 Author: Paul Battye

Pensioners and production
It is a commonly held view that the ratio of a country’s retired population to its working population (dependency ratio) is a crucial factor in security and stability. By means of a conversation
Issue: December 2008 Author: Terry Arthur

PMI membership grows
The PMI has traditionally taken a snapshot of its membership on 1 September every year to report on in the Annual Report and the Yearbook. This year, Andrew Gardner, Head of Membership, gives us a
Issue: December 2008 Author: Andrew Gardner

Ask the Expert
In these financially crippling (and ever more litigious) times, the focus on how trustees make good use of their internal dispute resolution procedure (IDRP) has never been sharper. How can
Issue: December 2008 Author: Arshad Khan

Actuarial and Investment Matters
When worrying about ‘big issues’ such as the credit-crunch, longevity, or sponsor covenant, it is easy to overlook a basic building block important to everyone involved in providing pensions –
Issue: December 2008 Author: Richard Akroyd

Legal Update
The Government has made amendments to the Pensions Bill covering the extension of the Pensions Regulator’s powers in relation to contribution notices and financial support directions (the
Issue: December 2008 Author: Simon Tyler

Consultancy and administration issues
Currently, defined benefit (DB) schemes have to apply statutory revaluation to part of an early leaver’s benefits between the date of leaving and reaching normal pension age (NPA). This is in line
Issue: December 2008 Author: Paul Niblett