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No one country has the solution to its retirement challenges, but many nations offer something worth considering, David C. John says.

As passive investing become more popular, Vikram Mansharamani asks whether money managers may want to reconsider whether passive is right for their funds.

Erik Linvog, manager of pensions and benefits at Daimler Trucks North America, talks with P&I about structuring retirement plans for a diverse workforce.

Ron Virtue, director of investments at JM Family Enterprises Inc., talks about the need for using alternative forms of investing to help employees achieve the retirement earnings they need.

Punam Keller, professor of marketing at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, talks about how enhanced active choice encourages participants to save more for retirement by increasing trust and satisfaction in defined contribution plans.

P&I each year collects data on the largest 1,000 U.S. retirement plans. With data animation, viewers can easily compare size, scope, location and changes in allocations.

Michael Kreps, principal of Groom Law Group and a keynote speaker at Pensions & Investments’ West Coast Defined Contribution Conference, Oct. 23-25, in San Diego, talks about the Department of Labor’s increasing reliance on private litigation to enforce ERISA’s fiduciary standards and what…

AQR's Brian Hurst delves into where or even how do you see this environment as a cause for change or innovation in investment plan design.

Natixis' Matthew Garzone and AlphaSImplex's Allister Bernard discuss what is the focus when constructing a portfolio and what trends or attitudes support the inclusion of Alternative strategies in the DC marketplace.

BlackRock's Aimee Hirata outlines the rationale for including alternatives in retirement portfolios.

John Hancock's Nathan Thooft will discuss what are the types of alternatives investments they are typically allocating to in the multi-strategy alternative solution for the DCIO market.

Goldman Sachs' Nadia Papagiannis walks through how can an investor get their hands around the proliferation of liquid alternative strategies.

Like many pension-related laws, the Pension Protection Act that passed a decade ago was designed to address a crisis. Hear from the architects of the law and industry observers about what the law achieved.

Like many pension-related laws, the Pension Protection Act that passed a decade ago was designed to address a crisis. Hear from the architects of the law and industry observers about why the reform was needed.

Like many pension-related laws, the Pension Protection Act that passed a decade ago was designed to address a crisis. Hear from the architects of the law and industry observers about what's next in retirement reform.

The array of options for alternative investments is expansive. Plan sponsors understand that alternative investments can help plan participants be in a better position to meet their retirement goals. But that leads to the question – which alternative assets make sense for their objectives, are…