Respondents were split over whether Legal and General's (L&G) announcement it was capping default fund charges was an indication that the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) was helping drive down fees.

More than three quarters of respondents said trustees should always run a competitive tendering exercise before appointing a fiduciary manager.

The majority of respondents did not feel sufficiently well-informed to say whether The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was getting value for money on its legal spending.

Buzz respondents were broadly supportive of the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) decision to leave its levy framework untouched this year.

Jack Jones looks at the significance of movements in measures of scheme funding

The European Court has rejected the BT Pension Scheme's attempt to have its partial exemption from paying the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy restored.

LCP has extended its fixed-fee bulk annuity service for smaller schemes to cover full buyouts.

The Pensions Institute has published a set of 16 principles of good practice for modelling defined contribution (DC) in a bid to improve the way schemes are designed.

How the Pensions Institute thinks providers could improve DC

Trustees of the Auto Windscreens Pension Scheme have secured a £30m buyout in the latest deal in a flurry of de-risking activity.