Analysis

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.

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Contributors divided equally over the question of whether the pensions industry focused too much on the price of defined contribution (DC) products.

It is vital that trustees understand what will be required of them when entering in to fiduciary management arrangements, says Aon Hewitt.

Respondents were split over what should happen to the cap on compensation from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The majority of respondents said The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was overstepping the mark in steering employers away from setting up master trusts if they would have fewer than 1,000 members.

Jack Jones talks to LCP’s Bob Scott about the consultant’s 20th annual survey of pensions at FTSE100 firms