Pensions Buzz

The pressure of "excessive regulation" is causing a drop in the number of lay trustees and deterring people from taking up the role, according to this week's Pensions Buzz respondents.

While the new powers are welcome, most respondents doubt it will make a difference to the outcomes for members, Pensions Buzz respondents say.

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) members should be responsible for most of the cost of increased contributions if the scheme's defined benefit (DB) section remains open to accrual, Pensions Buzz respondents say.

In this week's Pensions Buzz survey, we want to know whether members or employers should bear more of the cost if contributions are raised in the Universities Superannuation Scheme if it remains open to future accrual.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, most respondents said despite progress in recent years, there is still a long way to go

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if you think the industry has made enough headway to ensure women are represented in more senior positions.

Industry believes the CMA investigation into the investment consultant market has had no noticeable impact on their business activity.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if you think the Competition and Market Authority's (CMA) investigation into the investment consultant market has damaged their business activity.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is taking the right approach by naming and shaming schemes which breach their auto-enrolment (AE) duties.

Most respondents believe watchdog's powers should not apply to events before they came into force.