Jack Jones looks at the findings from the CBI’s biennial pensions survey

The vast majority of the industry is concerned the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) switch of risk rating providers could lead to an "unjustified" levy hike for some, Barnett Waddingham research finds.

The Leaf UK Pension Scheme has secured a £35m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation, covering approximately 700 members.

The majority of this week's respondents said it was unnecessary for schemes to nominate a devil's advocate when making big decisions.

Most respondents believe the majority of trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes will struggle to demonstrate all the features in The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) DC code of practice.

The idea of doing away with tax-free lump sums was roundly rejected by Buzz respondents.

There was not a huge amount of support for the Centre for Policy Studies' (CPS) report calling for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to put most of its money into passive funds.

This week Buzz respondents defended tax-free lump sums fiercely.

Former Pension Protection Fund (PPF) head of restructuring and insolvency Richard Favier has set up as an independent trustee.

MPs will debate whether Ford should recognise a duty of care to its former employees who transferred pensions to the Visteon UK pension fund next week.