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POINTS OF LAW Treading on eggshells

Women are having more success in reaching positions of power in the pensions industry, points out Robin Ellison, Pinsent Masons

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POLITICAL STAGE Shop around

The industry voices its concerns to the government about members’ freedom to choose, reports Ceri Jones, financial journalist

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INVESTMENT BRIEF Horse sense

Investment managers need to think ahead to keep pace with the rate of change and avoid stranded assets, says Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

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POINTS OF LAW Error message

Sensible judgment is required when dealing with the consequences of faulty drafting of documents, suggests Robin Ellison, Pinsent Masons

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INVESTMENT BRIEF Too small

None of the big pension providers wants to take on the small firms, as they prepare to auto-enrol, warns Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

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POLITICAL STAGE Wage increase

National Living Wage is likely to push an extra million members into auto-enrolment, reports Ceri Jones, financial journalist

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POINTS OF LAW Qualified success?

The general move towards wider professionalisation is not necessarily achieving the expected results, argues Robin Ellison, Pinsent Masons

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INVESTMENT BRIEF What a performance!

Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard, analyses what lies behind the outstanding success of fund manager Terry Smith

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POLITICAL STAGE He’s behind you!

The outcry is mounting against pantomime villain George Osborne’s designs on pensions tax relief, reports Ceri Jones, financial journalist

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POINTS OF LAW Cyber law

Are lawyers finished? Robin Ellison, Pinsent Masons, considers their replacement with electronic legal advice

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INVESTMENT BRIEF A third way

Are hybrids the answer to the looming pensions crisis? – asks Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

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POINTS OF LAW Professional interest

There is no evidence that further professionalisation of trustees would improve trusteeship, which seems to be working extremely well,

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POLITICAL STAGE Women lose out

Ceri Jones, financial journalist, reports on the mounting concern that the state pension is being mis-sold and disadvantages women

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INVESTMENT BRIEF Under attack

Cybercrime is on the increase, but companies do not want to talk about it. Pension scheme data is a particularly weak point, warns Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

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POLITICAL STAGE Sting in the tale

Ceri Jones, financial journalist, reports on the impact the WASPI campaign is having on the state pension age debate

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POINTS OF LAW Sticking to the rules?

There is no time to read all the contracts we agree to, so they remain unread and become regulations of adhesion, says Robin Ellison, Pinsent Masons

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POLITICAL STAGE Watered down

Ceri Jones, financial journalist, reports on the latest changes to the European pensions directive IORP 1

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POINTS OF LAW Fixing the culture problem

Regulation cannot always right a wrong or improve a commercial culture, argues Robin Ellison, Pinsent Masons

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INVESTMENT BRIEF Keep it simple

There is no evidence that complex investment strategies do better than simple ones – and they cost more, says Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

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