The University and College Union’s (UCU) strikes have been dismissed as "futile", despite 95% of Universities’ Superannuation Scheme (USS) members rejecting the proposed changes in a vote.

Lord Hutton has admitted the career average approach outlined in his public sector pension reforms should have been implemented in 2005

Dynamic asset allocation has been questioned as the key for negating risk management in the current climate of high volatility due to high management costs and fees

Delegates at the NAPF conference have disputed the findings of a survey refuting the merits of pension accounting

Nest has appointed State Street, BlackRock and UBS to manage its first five mandates for its default funds – but has not revealed details of fees

In the second part of Pensions Management ’s Legal Insight survey, Pippa Stephens looks at what market forces are driving consolidation and the biggest cases to come in 2011

What can we expect for pension law firms in 2011, what will their fees look like – and is business booming for the top law firms in the UK, asks Pippa Stephens

The Pensions Regulator is refusing to say whether it will hire a new development director, despite confirming Bill Galvin will relinquish the role soon

The Nortel-Lehman case will continue to dominate the pensions law landscape in 2011, according to a survey of the UK’s major law firms