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• Joined up pensions
  Is the Government missing out on the big picture with its stakeholder plans? Joined up thinking is needed, says Stephanie Hawthorne.

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• Legal battles loom
• Laggard employers worry OPRA
• Life begins at 70

• PMI in the 21st Century
  The PMI conference last month gazed into the new millennium. James Hossack, assistant editor, took his space suit along to find out. 

• One - the magic number
  Will the Government's conjuring trick with the 1% charge for stakeholders deprive buyers of quality advice? Martyn Laverick detects a little sleight of hand.

• The X investment files
  Ben Guyatt wants to know how fund managers reversed their poor 1998 performance. is there something we don't know about?

• Fatal attraction
  Will the Government's stakeholder plans mean the end of the UK's love affair with occupational pensions? Must it end this way? Paul Greenwood uncovers the sordid truth behind the new tax regime.

• A walk-on role
  Small companies have been brushing up on their lines and have produced some sparkling performances on the investment stage. Bravo, says Roddy Davidson. Encore!

• Information explosion
  "This is the way the world ends - not with a bang but a lawyer". Will the delayed implementation of the Data Protection Act just mean more work for those lovely lawyers? Asks Keith Webster.

• Under Fire
  On the outset it may not seem such a great deal - give someone £100,000 and they give you £700 a month. But annuities are better value than most people think, says Peter Quinton.

• The shock of the new
  If you find your palms are sweaty, your throat dry and your heart beating like a drum, then Ellen Gracey will help you to say those difficult works: "We're changing to money purchase".

• House proud
  Property could be the answer to your high return and low risk prayers, according to Robin Goodchild and Matthew Ryall.
• Happy days are here again
  Brush off those dancing shoes - the 1930's are back. Cheap money and low inflation point to property as the best bet, says Chris Simmons.

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• Everything to play for
  The ball is firmly in the trustee's court when it comes to AVC providers says Paul Sturgess.

• Political stage
  Conference revelations: 
  Back from a whirlwind tour of the party conferences, Sue Ward can reveal what's on the politicians' minds.
• Beginners' page
  The Professionals: Hold on tight - Robert Thomas is here to explain how professional trustees can handle your scheme.
• Tax and benefit notes 
  Part-timer perils: The Inland Revenue's rules for part-timers are a minefield. David Everett provides the bomb disposal gear.

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