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• Too good to be true
  Will index funds be the next dinosaurs? asks Stephanie Hawthorne.
  

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• OPRA: prevention is better than cure
• NAPF calls for parallel pensions
• Unimpressed by stakeholders
  

• Playing for high stakes
  The honeymoon period for stakeholders is over, and the bickering has begun in earnest. Nic Cicutti fuels the debate.
  

• Beach party
  James Hossack dons his glad rags in Eastbourne to work hard and play hard with the pensions professionals at the NAPF Investment Conference.
  

• The serious fraud officer
  Fraud is a growth industry in this country. John Quarrell investigates the pensions implications of its meteoric rise.
  

• On with the show
  Who are the winners and the losers in this year's fund management Oscars? Allison Plager investigates. And she would like to thank her parents, her cat, her cousin Kenny....
  

• Pound of flesh
  Investment managers, how do you pay yours? Charles Wood reports on trustee attitudes to fee structures and suggests a radical new approach.
  

• Trouble guaranteed
  Are guaranteed annuities threadbare promises? They are a major headache for trustees with AVCs as well as insurance companies. Michael Pomery supplies the paracetamol.
  

• Political stage
  Second service: As Quentin Davies MP and Stephen Timms MP face each other across the pensions net, Sue Ward observes the verbal rally.
  

• Trustee topics
  Peer pressure: Peer groups may still dictate the lifestyle choices of rebellious teenagers, but they are losing their place as a reference point for investment performance, says Sally Bridgeland.
  

• Beginners' page
  It could be you: Pension consultancy may not be the stuff that childhood dreams are made of, but Glynis Parker recommends it as an adult option.
  

• Points of law
  Armchair traveller: Relax and put your feet up as Robin Ellison advises on how to make other people do the legal legwork.
  

• Tax and benefit notes
  In the shadow of stakeholders: David Wright turns the spotlight on the Government's proposals to simplify occupational schemes. Can they stand the scrutiny?