Friday Buzz: OFT right to investigate AMDs

What is the industry thinking this week?

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This week respondents back the Office of Fair trading's investigation into active member discounts, say young people need to save an astronomical amount to retire in comfort, and predict the eventual auto-enrolment opt out rate.

Active member discounts were condemned as "an abomination". The advice that the average 30-year-old should save £824 a week got the Pensions Buzz stamp of approval (sort of). The suggestion t...

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