Pensions Buzz

Defined benefit (DB) schme members should have access to the government's new £1,500 advice allowance, the industry has said.

Brexit will not have a material impact on auto-enrolment (AE) contribution rates and should not be used as an excuse to meddle with the regime, the industry has said.

This week we want to know if increased auto-enrolment flexibility is needed and whether there is a minimum number of people required for a trustee board to operate effectively.

The ABI is charging too high fees for providers to take part in the pension dashboard and it would alienate smaller firms, the industry has said.

Industry believes equipping trustees with the right skills to tackle pension fraud will be more effective than extra legislation.

This week we want to know what is the hardest type of pension fraud to stop and what action would best tackle it.

Pensions Buzz respondents believe auto-enrolment is Sir Steve's legacy, but others questioned if he could claim credit for the policy.

This week we want to know what was Sir Steve Webb's greatest achievement, and if transfer values quotations to cash in defined benefit (DB) pensions have peaked.

PP research finds readers have concerns about how a master trust lifeboat fund would be funded.

This week we want to know if there should be a lifeboat fund for master trusts in the event of insolvency and how it should be funded.