PensionsBuzz
Have your say: Is pensions regulation reducing the number of lay trustees?
In this week's Pensions Buzz survey, we want to know whether regulation is forcing a reduction in the number of lay trustees.
More work needed to get women in senior pensions positions
In this week's Pensions Buzz, most respondents said despite progress in recent years, there is still a long way to go
Frank Field is good for pensions, says industry
Frank field is a good thing for pensions and the government will make the necessary legislative changes to allow CDC, according to industry
Have your say: Is Frank Field a good thing for pensions?
In this week's Pensions Buzz we want to know if you think Frank Field, chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee, is a good thing for pensions.
Have your say: Does the pensions industry have a problem with harassment?
This week we want to know whether there is a problem with sexual harassment in the pensions industry following the Presidents Club revelations
TPR should have power to halt DB transfers
Industry believes regulator should have tighter control over concerning DB transfers to protect scheme members.
Trustees should quiz fund managers on CEO pay voting
Industry voices outrage over salary disconnect after research shows how much FTSE 100 top bosses earn over the average worker.
Conditional indexation would be 'thin end of the wedge'
Struggling sponsoring employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be allowed to suspend annual pension increases according to PP research.
Industry rejects returning PPF surplus funds to levy payers
Any surplus funds the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) accumulates should not be returned to the levy payers who provided them, according to almost 60% of respondents.
Pensions ministers should not bypass TPR to tackle troubled schemes
The majority of respondents in this week's PP survey believe it would be inappropriate for pensions ministers to side-step the regulator to rescue a crisis-hit scheme.
Industry believes a service model can achieve better value for money.
Most respondents believe a move away from selling products is essential
TPR 'should make Green cough up money' for BHS scheme
A majority of 170 respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz believe The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should make Sir Philip Green pay money into the BHS Pension Scheme.
Sponsors to pass NIC increase onto employees
Most of the industry believes employers are unlikely to absorb the increase in national insurance contributions, according to PP research.
Pensioners still need minister to champion their cause says industry
A person dedicated to fighting for pensioners is still needed according to research from PP.
Government should ban LGPS from political divestment campaigns
The government is right to stop the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from making politically motivated investment decisions according to PP research.
Industry says Ros Altmann has been unfairly criticised
The criticism of Ros Altmann by Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) has been unfair according to PP research.
Have your say: has Ros Altmann been unfairly attacked over the state pension for women?
This week we want to know if the criticism of Ros Altmann on the women's state pension age has been fair and whether the view public sector pensions are unfairly generous is correct.
Higher actuarial fees do not deliver value for money says industry
Paying actuaries more money does not lead to better services for schemes according to PP research.
Have your say: are master trusts the industry's next time bomb?
In this week's survey we want to know if the lack of regulation in master trusts is a problem and whether your scheme gets more value from paying higher actuarial fees.
DB will still be alive in FTSE 250 within a year
DB schemes will not vanish from FTSE 250 companies in the next 12 months according to PP research.
How trustees can avoid becoming victims of group think
Behavioural economics could help trustees avoid making mistakes that could ultimately put members at risk. Michael Klimes investigates
Market volatility deters DC savers and encourages bad decisions
Violent swings in markets discourage ordinary savers in defined contribution schemes according to PP research
Have your say: how can trustees avoid group think?
This week we want to know how trustees can avoid group think scenarios and if more data on how people make pension decisions would lead to better legislation.
Industry says government should not help women with state pension equalisation
Women who are most vulnerable to changes in the state pension should not receive help from the government to make transitional arrangements according to PP research.
