Pensions Buzz

This week Buzz respondents showed little enthusiasm for a regulatory review.

Nine out of 10 respondents said public sector schemes would still be with us in a decade, although the majority of those thought they would be significantly changed.

Buzz respondents were not generally against underfunded schemes pursuing liability driven investment (LDI) strategies.

There was only limited appetite from Buzz contributors for a government review of pensions regulation before 2015.

The vast majority of Buzz respondents are pretty relaxed about trustees agreeing to asset-backed contribution structures (ABCs).

The majority of respondents rejected the idea of large employers splitting staff bonuses between cash and pension contributions.

This week we want to know if the government is right to delay plans to cap DC charges and whether income drawdown should replace annuities as the default retirement option.

This week, Buzz respondents ranked poor contributions the biggest risk to under-25 savers.

Opinion was divided over this question too, but more respondents were in favour of the triple lock than were against it.

The majority of Buzz respondents do not want The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to be given the power to close under-funded schemes to future accrual.