Analysis

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.

Respondents were split over whether investment charges should be banded in line with investment returns.

Jack Jones asks if the latest EC pensions directive will lead to a boom in cross-border schemes

Helen Morrissey looks at how quantitative easing has affected defined benefit schemes

Natasha Browne rounds up views from the NAPF Investment Conference on agriculture, infrastructure and EM debt

Naomi Rainey looks at the increase in enforcement activity as AE staging dates ramp up

The Autumn Statement boosted share scheme savings caps substantially. Owain Thomas analyses what it means for employee share ownership.

Employers could be administering benefits through their payroll and eradicating up to 99% of P11Ds if a proposal by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is implemented.

Recommendations by the Competition Commission to tackle issues within the private healthcare market could have a significant effect on employers. Owain Thomas assesses the likely impacts.