Analysis

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.

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The majority of contributors do not believe the earnings threshold for auto-enrolment should be reduced, despite concerns about the number of low-paid workers missing out.

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Seven out of ten Buzz respondents believe schemes are paying too much or waiting too long for calculations carried out by actuaries.

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This question also divided respondents although 44% said The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was not failing on data.

Buzz respondents are intensely relaxed about the fact almost all the National Employment Savings Trust's (NEST) customers have ended up in its default fund. Seven out of ten contributors said they were not concerned about this.