In the first part of our run-down of the most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2011, we look at the top 10 features during the year.
1. The perils of launching QE2
By Andrew Short
6 October - Andrew Short explores the potential effects on pension schemes from the Bank of England's decision to embark on a second round of quantitative easing.
2. This is not just any DC master trust...
By Andrew Short
1 September - Andrew Short asks how employers will deal with the huge increase in staff up-take of their schemes that will follow the start of auto-enrolment.
3. A double whammy for LGPS
By Andrew Short
17 November - Andrew Short looks at the number of threats to the cashflows of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
4. The impact of technology on auto-enrolment
By Andrew Short
4 August - Andrew Short considers the technological challenges facing companies preparing for the introduction of auto-enrolment.
5. DC communications: Using the internet to increase member engagement
By Andrew Short
23 June - Andrew Short questions whether the web alone is sufficient to reach an apathetic population and how social media can help boost member engagement.
6. Lessons in fiduciary management: Going Dutch
By Andrew Short
2 June - Take up of fiduciary management in the Netherlands has been phenomenal. Andrew Short asks what lessons the UK can learn from this approach.
7. Life after DB death
By Michael Bow
24 February - Michael Bow examines how ideas from defined benefit will continue in DC strategies.
8. Hedging longevity - how the innovative trend is spreading
By Jaishree Kalia
17 March - Jaishree Kalia reports that interest in hedging the longevity risk of active members could soar internationally following the news of the world's first such hedge being used in the UK.
9. Corporate wraps: How to increase employee engagement
By Jack Jones
20 January - Jack Jones looks at how workplace wrap providers can improve employees' relationship with their finances.
10. Solvency II meets with sceptical industry reaction
By Charlotte Moore
24 March - How good a fit would EU requirements for insurers be when applied to UK occupational pensions? Charlotte Moore finds a sceptical reaction to Solvency II plans.
