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With auto-enrolment putting the focus on default strategies, Andrew Short considers the value of multi-asset investing and the problems when classifying multi-asset funds.

In our end-of-year round-up we asked industry spokespeople to preview the year ahead in pensions.

Should DC reconsider its reliance on equities, asks Andrew Short

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Defined Contribution.

Industry gets behind PP call to arms on decent defaults

Professional Pensions has launched a Campaign for Better DC Default Options in a bid to raise awareness of best practice in defined contribution default design.

Andrew Short discovers that in an era of high volatility and with auto-enrolment approaching, the traditional view that equities are best is being met with increasing scepticism.

US - Telecommunications companies AT&T and Verizon Communications could face increased pension payments next year as their liabilities soar to a combined $73.2bn, according to an analyst note from Bernstein Research, a unit of AllianceBernstein.

Andrew Short takes a look at diversified growth funds, and outcome-driven tailored investment that is being seen as a solution to ever-shrinking retirement funds.

US - The growth of the US ETF market is likely to be driven by active ETFs as a number of potential new issuers are seeking to list them, according to the New York Stock Exchange.