Specialist managers are securing an increasing slice of the fiduciary management (FM) market as a result of improved governance and appointment processes, according to research from KPMG.

Buzz respondents were split fairly evenly between two of the options proposed by the government for a cap on charges in auto-enrolment (AE) scheme, and leaving well alone.

Respondents said it was not up to schemes to push companies they invested in to pay staff the ‘living wage'.

PP research reveals most readers think consultancy charging is inappropriate in all defined contribution (DC) schemes.

The majority of contributors said that having completed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) trustee toolkit was not in itself a guarantee of a trustee's competence.

The vast majority of contributors said there was a role for assets like property and infrastructure in defined contribution (DC) strategies.

The majority of respondents to this week's Buzz want the ban on consultancy charging in auto-enrolment (AE) schemes to be extended to cover all defined contribution (DC) schemes.

Jack Jones tracks the rise of online valuation tools

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has used its powers to appoint Dalriada as trustee to 44 suspected pension liberation schemes since May 2011.

KPMG has launched an online platform that lets trustees and scheme sponsors monitor funding levels and analyse risk in real time.