Pensions Buzz

Fully merging DB assets and liabilities into superfunds is "impractical and unrealistic", according to most respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz.

A supermajority of pensions buzz respondents rebuked a suggestion that all defined benefit (DB) schemes should be merged into one.

PP research finds disagreement on whether transfers to SSASs are the problem and should be barred.

This week we want to know if The Pensions Regulator's call to ban pension transfers to small self-administered schemes (SSASs) is a good idea.

This week we want to know if the pension system is better now than 20 years ago, and what has been the biggest development in pensions.

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.