This week respondents demonstrate they are less than impressed with the idea that scale is the answer to all schemes' problems.

Buzz respondents were sceptical as to whether bigger schemes necessarily benefited from their size.

More than three quarters of Buzz respondents fear that auto-enrolling people into schemes with an 8% contribution rate will give them a false sense of security.

The majority of contributors backed annuities to retain their relevance in two decades time.

The majority of contributors believe schemes should renegotiate or review charges every three years.

Almost four out of 10 contributors said fiduciary management was an effective way for smaller schemes to access some benefits of scale.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) increased its allocation to alternatives to 19% in the year to the end of March.

Jack Jones talks to PPF chief executive Alan Rubenstein about what the future holds for the lifeboat fund

A buyout which kept the MF Global scheme out of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was only achieved after the scheme's insolvent employer was threatened with regulatory action, says The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

Trustees of Cooper Tire's UK scheme have asked The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to intervene in the sale of its US parent company to Apollo Tyres, according to reports in the Financial Times.