Pensions Buzz

A majority in the industry do not believe all trust-based schemes should have an independent trustee.

The industry is divided over the impact of accounting rules on scheme deficits.

The idea of ditching paper-based communications to cut costs has been firmly rejected by the pensions industry.

Readers give us their take on the Tobin tax, triple locking S2P, auto-enrolment awareness and government policy

The industry is concerned that a 'Tobin tax' could hit schemes investments.

Industry insiders fear that awareness of auto-enrolment remains alarmingly low.

The industry believes the government should extend its triple lock guarantee of the basic state pension to cover additional state benefits.

Pensions professionals are unsure whether the government's claim that it will always 'pay to save' thanks to its reforms is true.

This week respondents dismissed criticism of the regulator, lamented late changes to auto-enrolment, and are for the most part unaware of any pension liberation schemes.

Most Buzz respondents think critics of The Pensions Regulator should cut the watchdog some slack.