In a constantly changing environment, how should schemes be communicating with their members and what are the key issues affecting understanding of investment decisions?

Schemes and their sponsors face some tough decisions in relation to this year’s actuarial valuations

Schemes undergo many changes in their lifetime, all of which can threaten the integrity of the data. Cleansing is therefore a necessary journey to ensure accurate calculations

The success story of fiduciary management in the Netherlands raises the question of whether it could benefit UK schemes

Far from lacking in importance, an efficient and transparent accounting function is essential for any pension scheme to run smoothly and avoid problems at year end

The downturn may have delayed schemes’ decisions to offload liabilities via buyout, but the market is ripe for development in 2009

Employers can take steps to increase the worth of employees’ benefits, while at the same time reducing costs to the company

The effect of poor quality data can wreak havoc for administrators and scheme members, leading to increased liabilities