Pensions Buzz

What is the industry thinking this week?

The majority of contributors think the taxpayer should not be on the hook for the Royal Mail's pension deficit once the institution has been transferred to the private sector.

More than half this week's respondents believe the eventual opt out rate for auto-enrolment will be between 10% and 20%.

The majority of respondents believe a list of registered pension providers would help crack down on pensions liberation scams. But a quarter of contributors thought this would not guarantee compliance.

A slim majority said the claim that the average 30 year old should save £824 a month to have a comfortable retirement was "about right".

Just over half this week's respondents shared the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) concern over the use of so-called active member discounts (AMDs).

Find out what the industry thinks about this week's most pressing issues

Respondents were split over whether defined ambition (DA) should be used for public sector pensions.Some 36% believe it would be perfect for the public sector and the same percentage believing it is "a silly idea".

Three quarters of participants were unimpressed by the government's apparently fractured approach to pensions policy.

Around two thirds of participants believed, based on their own experience, that schemes are managing their cash flow well.