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• To save or not to save? 

  This is not really a question at all, says Peter Thompson, NAPF chairman.

   

• Equitable: trustees under fire 

• Use your OMO rights 

• The end of the rainbow 

  If you want a pot of retirement gold, Ian Eggleden can say that joining a decent pension scheme is better than trying to outwit a funny little man in a green hat.

   

• Design and packaging 

  When life sometimes seems like a supermarket aisle full of services clamouring for our money, do we need more special offers to attract young people to pensions? asks Howard McWilliam.

   

• An act of great kindness 

  Where would we be without trustees? Robert O’Donovan waxes both lyrical and informative about these modern fairy godmothers.

   

• More for your money 

  If you’re a trustee, the best source of independent risk expertise is likely to be your auditor. Gareth Burton discusses how they can help secure the notes.

   

• Deadly pension legacy 

  Winding up a final salary scheme increases the scope for conflict by accentuating the varying interests. Richard Murphy has some pacifying ringside techniques.

   

• Farming it out 

  Outsourcing a pension scheme can be a lot like standing in a field at dawn with the cold, clear air burning your lungs. Or maybe not. John Berry decides

   

• Fine tuning 

  Wiping the oil from his hands, Dick Strattan reveals his top tips for keeping a DC scheme sleek, roadworthy and purring like a kitten.

   

• Any port in a storm?
  The relative performance of value and growth stocks can be a good indicator of economic weather. Jon Somers, INVESCO, holds his finger to the wind.