Analysis

Just under half of participants thought The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should regulate annuity brokers.

Far more respondents (almost half) thought financial education was the way forward for retirees, rather than independent financial advisers (IFAs) or annuity brokers.

Buzz respondents were fairly evenly split on the likelihood of a bubble in US and UK equities.

Jack Jones looks at the reasons behind falling economic confidence in the industry

Natasha Browne looks at the impact of austerity on US government debt

Natasha Browne asks if schemes need to take further interest rate measures

As the Chancellor puts the finishing touches to the Budget, the PP team looks at what the industry would like to happen

Most Buzz respondents could not identify significant failings in what schemes were doing to alert members who might exceed their lifetime allowance.

The rules that allow retirees to take small pots as a lump sum need to be drastically simplified, say Buzz respondents.

An unprecedented period of ultra-low interest rates has harmed both defined benefit (DB) schemes and defined contribution (DC) savers, say Buzz respondents.