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The majority of contributors felt employers were providing sufficient resources to trustees.

The Financial Services Authority's probe into the annuity market is long overdue and could be a welcome addition to the drive to ‘reinvigorate workplace pensions'.

The Financial Services Authority and The Pensions Regulator are not working together effectively, according to Buzz contributors.

Members still attach some importance to dependents' pensions, say pensions buzz respondents.

Just a quarter of Buzz respondents would consider investing in the proposed Pension Infrastructure Platform.

This week respondents weigh in on discount rates, dependents' pensions, sponsoring employers, and the FSA and TPR's ability to collaborate, and give their opinion of the PIP.

A third of respondents think the government should leave discount rates alone, while not one contributor supported the NAPF's call for a temporary uplift.

Pension Scheme Manager of the Year Steve Dainty on the secret of success

The Financial Services Authority and its successor bodies may not be able to prioritise pensions standards if regulation were moved to a single body, Michael O'Higgins has said.

Enrolling staff is only the first stage of workplace reforms.