The document discusses the shifting public debate around pensions and the need for pension funds to better manage their public image and communications. It outlines how the debate has expanded from pensions being too generous to also questioning return rates and funding levels. It notes critics now target pension funds, their investment practices, and actuarial assumptions. The document advocates that pension funds provide transparent facts to counter misleading narratives, educate the public, and get ahead of critics by explaining their practices and historical investment returns. It argues pension funds need to lead the conversation rather than react to attacks in order to protect their credibility.