Buzz

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents agreed the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is sometimes right to vote against company voluntary agreement (CVA) proposals.

Scheme members are not equipped to deal with the tax implications of accessing their pension, last week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

Respondents were divided on whether the Gogglebox series of adverts on auto-enrolment represented good value for money, after the government spent £800,000 on the partnership.

The lifetime allowance should be scrapped and replaced with a lower annual allowance, last week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

One third of schemes have calculated transfer values for guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) equalisation, according to last week's Pensions Buzz respondents.

Collective defined contribution (CDC) savers should be allowed to access pension freedoms when the scheme is rolled out, last week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

Accreditation will reduce the number of sole-trader professional trustees, this week's Pensions Buzz respondents say.

The 'Money and Pensions Service' is an appropriate new name for the Single Financial Guidance Body, this week's Pensions Buzz respondents say.

Trustees do need professional help with member communications as suggested by the review into British Steel Pension Scheme case, this week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

Defined benefit (DB) trustees must engage with members, either via a consultation or communication exercise, before transferring them to a DB superfund, this week's 112 Pension Buzz respondents said.