Pensions Buzz

The Buzz community was split right down the middle on the question of switchable annuities.

Buzz respondents expect equity investments to continue to perform well for schemes in 2014.

Insufficient contribution rates pose the greatest risk to young defined contribution (DC) members, according to Buzz respondents.

This week we want to know if you think, given the regulator's warning, schemes making asset-backed contributions are being irresponsible.

This week we want to know whether pensioners should be able to switch annuity contracts, what the biggest risks facing a 25-year-old DC member are, and which asset classes will perform best for DB schemes in 2014.

To mark the turn of the year, we asked our readers to rate how various people and sectors in the industry had performed over 2013, with some intriguing results.

Six to 10 fund choices is the optimum number for defined contribution savers, according to PP research.

The industry is unsure whether it is possible to measure how well individual trustees are performing.

This week readers share their thoughts on how politicians can make sure people get a decent income in retirement.

Making retirement saving compulsory would be the most popular pledge politicians could make ahead of the next election, within the pensions industry.