All Pensions Briefing articles – Page 9

  • Features

    EU plans foundations statute

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Foundations are a growing force in institutional investment but face obstacles to cross-border activities. Now the EU, supported by sector associations, is devising a statute. Gail Moss reports

  • Features

    Rebuilding trust in DC

    July 2009 (Magazine)

    DC plan members carry all the downside risk in the UK and Ireland, and took a particularly bad beating in 2008. Gail Moss assesses what can be done to improve the situation

  • Features

    Get the message across

    June 2009 (Magazine)

    For many pension funds, communication with members has been a case of going through the motions and complying with minimum legal requirements. But enter a monumental financial crisis and good communication suddenly becomes of crucial important.

  • Features

    Time is money

    April 2009 (Magazine)

    Gail Moss looks at German time-value accounts, which provide a model for flexible DC saving and early retirement provision

  • Features

    New rules

    March 2009 (Magazine)

    Gail Moss assesses key regulatory and legislative changes across Europe

  • Features

    Uprating benefits

    March 2009 (Magazine)

    Recent falls in interest rates have also affected pension funds that enhance members’ benefits through indexing or guarantees. Gail Moss charts how funds in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland are affected

  • Decision time
    Features

    Decision time

    February 2009 (Magazine)

    Gail Moss outlines structures and models for pension fund investment decision making