Pensions Buzz

Nine in ten respondents said around 160,000 pages of legislation is too much

Respondents were almost evenly split in this week's Pensions Buzz on whether the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) remedies for the investment consultant and fiduciary management markets go far enough.

An overwhelming majority of this week's Pensions Buzz respondents agreed with the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) that national retirement income targets should be developed to help people understand how much to save for retirement.

Respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz said such pathways would help guide members and improve retirement outcomes.

Respondents were split in this week's Pensions Buzz on whether the £1m maximum penalty for failing to notify The Pensions Regulator (TPR) of certain corporate events was appropriate.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if the governments proposed £1m civil fine for companies which fail to inform the regulator of certain notifiable events, is set at an appropriate level.

Respondents say it is a bad idea to state the extent member views are taken into account when setting investment strategies.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if you prefer to receive trustee board meeting packs digitally or in print form, and what you find the most frustrating thing about digital board packs.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we wanted to know whether defined benefit (DB) schemes with recovery plans over 10 years should have to explain, and if the regulator should create a pool of 'super trustees' that can be parachuted into schemes to fix problems...

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know whether the regulator should create a pool of 'super trustees' that can be parachuted into schemes to fix problems when they arise.