Pensions Buzz

The TUC figures showed that, thanks to differences in life expectancy across the country, the difference in the amount of state pension individuals receive can be as much as £67,000.

Jack Jones looks at readers’ ideas on how the industry can win friends

What is the pensions industry really thinking?

A significant majority of contributors to this week's Buzz said that employers would find it tricky to persuade workers with defined contribution (DC) schemes to retire on current contribution rates.

More than two thirds of Buzz respondents believe the Financial Reporting Council's (FRC) disciplinary process takes too long to reach a conclusion.

Almost half the respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz think the bumper profits reported by several asset management firms this month should feed into lower fees for investors.

Find out what the industry is really thinking about the latest issues

Respondents were split over what should happen to the cap on compensation from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The majority of respondents said The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was overstepping the mark in steering employers away from setting up master trusts if they would have fewer than 1,000 members.

The majority of contributors do not believe the earnings threshold for auto-enrolment should be reduced, despite concerns about the number of low-paid workers missing out.