Pensions Buzz

The Pensions Regulator has warned trustees against complacency when assessing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues within portfolios.

This week we want to know how likely it is trustees could be sued over charges and what impact the pensions advice allowance will have.

Struggling sponsoring employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be allowed to suspend annual pension increases according to PP research.

This week we want to know if the government should allow troubled DB sponsors to suspend any pension increases for a short time until they get back on track.

This week's Pensions Buzz results on ESG have caused a lot of debate finds Helen Morrissey.

Industry does not take climate risk to heart in its investment decisions, PP research reveals.

Industry believes stopping schemes from buying gilts would be a bad idea, PP research finds

The government should not impose a blanket ban on members transferring their defined benefit (DB) funds, according to an overwhelming 90% of Pensions Buzz respondents.

This week we want to know whether the government should ditch the triple lock for state pensions and instead move to a double lock policy to potentially save £6bn a year.

Any surplus funds the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) accumulates should not be returned to the levy payers who provided them, according to almost 60% of respondents.