Pensions Buzz

The government's consultation on simplifying auto-enrolment has come too late for the majority of the industry, according to PP research.

There is considerable confusion over whether trustees have the discretion to disinvest from categories on ethical grounds.

Most pension professionals have not come across schemes they believe are being used as pensions liberation vehicles according to PP research.

Surviving partners from same sex marriages should get exactly the same benefits as those from heterosexual marriages, say pension professionals.

Weak covenants and longevity risk are by far biggest unhedged risk in defined benefit schemes, PP research finds.

Most people in the industry want the Public Service Pensions Bill to be amended, PP research finds.

Pensions professionals believe some defined benefit schemes can keep going indefinitely.

An independent pension commission would be backed by the majority of the industry according to research from Professional Pensions.

Only one in five pensions professionals back calls for a code of conduct on medically underwritten buy-ins, according to PP research.

The majority of contributors felt employers were providing sufficient resources to trustees.