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Schemes need a Plan B – that Plan A renders redundantSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:13PMHow do pension funds clear their deficits and reduce risk at the same time? Over the past few years, consultants and asset managers have come up with a good Plan A, but as we all know, sometimes things don’t turn out as we hope. We all need to start thinking about Plan B.

'Resilient' Greece can inspire worldSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:11PMUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday said Greece's "resilience" in tackling its huge debt could inspire the world, as she expressed Washington's support for the government's efforts.

Fiji: Nation needs support for peaceful return to democracySunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:11PMAuckland ( Indian Weekender/Pacific Media Watch ) - Two former Fiji academics have called for a better understanding of Fiji politics, saying no efforts should be spared in working towards a smooth, orderly and swift transition to democracy in Fiji.

Clinton backs Greece in debt fightSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:36PMUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday said Greece's "resilience" in tackling its huge debt could inspire the world as she expressed Washington's support to the government's reform efforts.

'Resilient' Greece's debt efforts can inspire world: ClintonSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:30PMHillary Clinton said Greece's "resilience" in tackling its huge debt could inspire the world, as she expressed Washington's support for the efforts.

Fort Worth's new mayor, Betsy Price, has thorny issues to attackSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:17PMFort Worth's new mayor now has a full plate of thorny issues to chew on.

Watson chief moves to defuse tensionSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:14PMChris Ford, European head of investment consulting at Towers Watson since January, is tackling head on one of the big issues in pensions today: relations between fund managers and consultants.

Saving gains popularitySunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:10PMTwo-fifths of Britons have saved the same amount of money or more in the last year compared with the same period 12 months before, research by Standard Life shows.

Sunny Days AheadSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:26PMAn old adage goes like this: earn today, live tomorrow. The virtues of saving for the future is well-known but a more pertinent question now is: are we saving enough to live many more years than our parents and grandparents did after retirement?