Friday Buzz: Stop obsessing over short-term deficits

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This week, respondents tell PP to stop deficit-watching, have no problem with NEST members using its default, and ask if DC members suffer from a lack of attention.

Contributors this week were almost unanimous in their agreement that focus on short-term defined benefit (DB) deficits are damaging and irrelevant. Respondents were divided over The Pensions Reg...

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