Pensions Buzz

In this week's Buzz, respondents turned their attention to the regulator, the state pension and fiduciary management.

Exactly half of Buzz respondents believe the proportion of assets in fully delegated fiduciary management mandates will increase over the next few years.

Two fifths of respondents to this week's Buzz leapt at the chance to harangue the regulator.

Almost half of Buzz participants were unsure as to whether the Association of British Insurers' (ABI) annuity window will be of any use to consumers.

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.