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Liability rises cancel out pension asset growth

Falling corporate bond yields in 2010 cancelled out the investment gains made by UK defined benefit (DB) schemes, a risk management consultant has warned

Video: Mark Fawcett discusses Nest's investment strategy

Following the publication of Nest's first fund management mandates, chief investment officer Mark Fawcett discusses possible future tenders and the structure of the default fund

Video: How will the Irish crisis affect trustee appetite for sovereign debt?

JP Morgan AM managing director Rob Stewart talks to Owen Walker about the Irish crisis and how schemes should approach emerging market debt

Video: Reeves reveals support for no RPI statutory override

In the first of two video interviews, shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves tells Owen Walker how she believes trustees should have the final say over whether their schemes switch from RPI to CPI inflationary protection

Video: Reeves outlines the 2011 pensions battlegrounds

In the second of two video interviews, shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves discusses the main areas where she will be looking to challenge Steve Webb in the coming year

Video: Tim Jones talks about the next steps for Nest

Nest chief executive Tim Jones tells Owen Walker about winning Steve Webb round and defends the administration contract choices

Video: 'Trustees ignoring stewardship are neglecting fiduciary duty'

F&C's head of corporate governance George Dallas tells Owen Walker how he believes trustees can be better shareholders

Nest to ban ‘target date’ and ‘annuity’ words

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Nest Corporation has published a guidance on words to avoid when communicating pensions to members

Nest investments reveal a blueprint for DC provision

As Nest Corporation sets about recruiting fund managers, the simplicity of the scheme design is set to have a great influence on defined contribution arrangements

Spending review will lead to LGPS exodus, GMB warns

The GMB has claimed the increased contributions Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) members will have to pay could lead to many leaving the scheme