Pensions Buzz

The good news is that the industry thinks awareness of auto-enrolment (AE) is on the increase.

Respondents were split over whether the government should put in place an early warning system to urge people who were 10 years from retirement to seek advice on their pension. The idea had more supporters than critics however, and many people who rejected...

This week respondents support the Office of Fair Trading’s decision not to refer the DC market, but call for a cap on charges, and question the value of investment consultants

More than three quarters of contributors predicted the drive by Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) to invest in local infrastructure would lead to conflicts.

There was a lot of uncertainty over whether central banks' latest wheeze was of any use to institutional investors. Just over a third supported the forward guidance policy, just over a quarter said it didn't help, but the largest proportion of contributors...

Just under half of this week's contributors said investment consultants added no value when picking managers, while a quarter defended their worth.

Just over half of Buzz respondents want the government to cap charges in workplace schemes, another measure the OFT shied away from in its report. More than two out of five contributors rejected the suggestion.

Just over half this week's respondents defended the decision by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) not to refer defined contribution (DC) providers to the Competition Commission (CC). Almost three out of ten contributors thought the sector should have been...

This week respondents chose the noble elephant as their preferred pensions industry mascot.

Almost seven in 10 contributors said there is a governance gap between contract- and trust-based schemes.