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Buzz respondents decisively rejected the idea of increasing the age threshold for auto-enrolment (AE).

Buzz respondents were generally supportive of the decision to delay the introduction of a charge cap on workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes.

Nine out of 10 respondents said public sector schemes would still be with us in a decade, although the majority of those thought they would be significantly changed.

Buzz respondents were not generally against underfunded schemes pursuing liability driven investment (LDI) strategies.

There was only limited appetite from Buzz contributors for a government review of pensions regulation before 2015.

The vast majority of Buzz respondents are pretty relaxed about trustees agreeing to asset-backed contribution structures (ABCs).

The majority of respondents rejected the idea of large employers splitting staff bonuses between cash and pension contributions.

Opinion was divided over this question too, but more respondents were in favour of the triple lock than were against it.

The majority of Buzz respondents do not want The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to be given the power to close under-funded schemes to future accrual.

The Buzz community was split right down the middle on the question of switchable annuities.