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Editorial: Education and catastrophe

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The disconnect between the UK equity markets and long-term investors’ objectives that led to 2011’s Kay review provided both sides with some key recommendations to improve this relationship.

The Weekly Wrap: April 10 edition

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A round-up of this week's pension stories from across the FT group, from the Swiss government selling 10-year debt at negative yields, to a surge in demand from schemes for private debt.

Editorial: Drum roll...

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So there you have it. By the time you read this, swaths of people will have battered down their providers’ doors to get their mitts on their pension pots, to splash on posh cars and cruises. Or not.

The Weekly Wrap: April 2 edition

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A round-up of this week's pension stories from across the FT group, from retirees' data falling into the hands of pension scammers, to a Canadian pension fund buying a stake in the UK's busiest ports.

The Review: Poised for freedom but questions remain

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Video: What unknowns remain on the cusp of April 6? National Association of Pension Funds' DC policy lead Richard Wilson, and partner at consultancy LCP Andy Cheseldine discuss what is left to do and how to manage expectations (5:36).

Editorial: Inside the control room

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The confirmation last week that we’ve hit a patch of ‘noflation’ – expected to become deflation from this month – did not come as a surprise to many.

The Weekly Wrap: March 27 edition

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From Labour calling 'scandalous' the progress on the delivery of pension reform advice, to UK pension funds increasingly being drawn towards real assets such as infrastructure.

Half would sell their annuity, majority want 90% of value

The consultation to lay the groundwork for a secondary market for annuities, announced in last week’s Budget speech, will allow around 5m pensioners having the option to cash in the products in exchange for a lump sum.

Lincolnshire fund enters admin-sharing deal with West Yorks

Lincolnshire Pension Fund has teamed up with West Yorkshire Pension Fund on benefit administration in order to deliver cost savings, in the latest example of local authority collaboration.

Editorial: Nobody got hurt. For now

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Editorial: Despite the inevitable post-Budget hole-picking, you have to hand it George Osborne who did exactly what he set out to do in this year’s announcement. He must be feeling very smug.