Pensions Buzz

This week we want to know how you rate Alan Rubenstein's performance at the lifeboat fund, following the announcement he will step down after eight years as chief executive.

Extending survivor benefits to unmarried partners would increase liabilities and be a lawyers' paradise according to PP research.

This week we want to know if the government should introduce a law to equalise benefits for cohabiting couples, and if the law balances the needs of shareholders and members.

Respondents say GMP equalisation is too complex, costly, and should be binned.

This week we want to know if mentoring trustees is an effective way to increase diversity on boards and whether GMP equalisation should be scrapped.

PP research shows sector believes investment consultancy should be probed.

This week we want to know whether you think pensions would be worse off if the government had never had a specific pensions minister.

Most respondents slam the idea and say all ministerial jobs should be mindful of intergenerational issues.

This week we want to know whether the UK needs an intergenerational equalities minister to tackle the gap between the young and old, and if the FCA's proposals on DB transfers go far enough.

The hung parliament means planned measures to mitigate scams will be kicked down the road, the industry has told PP.