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• Mind the gap
  Stephanie Hawthorne bids farewell to Christmas festivities, and begs some seasonal cheer from pension policy makers after reading the green paper.
  

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• Small scheme headache for OPRA
• ACA's shopping list
• The euro has landed
  

• Avoiding the pensions abyss
  The pensions industry must set aside self interest and batter collectively on the doors of New Labour. An impossible dream? Robert Miller thinks not.
  

• A cliff hanging day
  Pensions World's own action hero, James Hossack, was on the front line at the NAPF autumn conference as pensions luminaries battled over reform.
  

• No weddings, but a funeral
  Cohabitation is no longer the exception to the marriage rule, and homosexual relationships are losing their taboo. But many pension funds have been left behind by the changing patterns of love, reports Antonia Senior.

• Spreading the word
  From the intranet to television to the humble pen and paper, the word on the pensions street is that effective communications are key to running a successful scheme. Allison plager says it's good to talk.

• The problem of being small
  The smaller the scheme is, the bigger the problems are. Barbara Williamson looks at the choices available to pint-sized firms.
  

• Fighting fit
  Who will win the scheme design title fight? David Holland looks at the contenders.
  

• Mirror, mirror
  Mythology and superstition often dictate the choice of an investment manager. But, despite the Nancy Reagan precedent, Roger Urwin says such decisions need a rational basis.
  

• Bear on the prowl?
  Are investment managers destined to go from the glory of the bull ring to the indignity of the bear pit? asks Michael Lenhoff.
  

• Freshly laid
  Is market neutral equity investing a good egg or a bad egg for pension funds in volatile markets? Robert Brown gets free range to explore the question.
  

• Trustee topics
  Be bold, not bland: Paying lip service to ethical investing is becoming a heavy bandwagon. Beverly Morgan suggests ways to make actions speak louder than words.
  

• Beginners' page
  Seeking approval: Funded exempt approved pension schemes - quite a mouthful, but what does it mean? Ian Eggleden reveals all.
  

• Points of law
  Protection money: Italian lawyers are accustomed to sunshine, wonderful food and pension contributions from clients. Robin Ellison gets dragged back from such Mediterranean pleasures to highlight the issue of protection for trustees.
  

• Tax and benefit notes
  The maternity maze: As if stretchmarks, morning sickness and eating pickled gherkins were not reasons enough to be wary of pregnancy, the regulations on maternity cover may be. Dick Riseborough reports.