Recently published research
Andrew Wood, Marisa Robertson and Dominika Wintersgill, Consultation on workplace pension reforms: Qualitative research with small and medium sized companies (research conducted for DWP)
Results of the government consultation conducted by RS Consulting with small and medium-sized employers, in respect of regulations made using powers contained in the Pensions Act 2008.
Click here to view the summary report (pdf); Full report due Mar 2010.
Consensus Research supports Swiss Re in production of its 12th authoritative bi-annual report on the UK insurance industry
"The Insurance Report 2009". with the theme of "The cost of doing nothing" examines the consequences for the consumer and the insurance industry of failing to adapt to the threat of a shortfall in savings and protection. Click here for more information.
Andrew Wood, Sara Spinks, Jason Leong and Kate Reeve (Forthcoming, early 2010), Likely treatment of different workers under the workplace pension reforms (research conducted for DWP)
In depth-interviews conducted with 60 employers across the UK, to understand how employers are likely to segment different types of worker into different schemes, and the levels of contribution they are likely to receive.
Full report due Apr 2010.
Peggy Young, Linda White, Reena Nemchand (2009), Retirement Income - Consumer wants, needs and priorities (research conducted for the ABI)
The ABI commissioned Consensus Research to explore consumers’ engagement with the retirement process.
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Andrew Wood, John Leston and Marisa Robertson (2009), Pensions industry responses to the workplace pension reforms: Qualitative research with pension providers and intermediaries (research conducted for DWP)
In depth-interviews conducted with the most senior decision-makers within most of the Top 20 UK personal pension providers and a range of sizes of intermediary.
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Andrew Wood, John Leston and Marisa Robertson (2009), Current practices in the workplace personal pension market: Qualitative research with pension providers and intermediaries (research conducted for DWP)
In depth-interviews conducted with the most senior decision-makers within most of the Top 20 UK personal pension providers and a range of sizes of intermediary.
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John Leston and Andrew Wood (2009), Employers and the workplace pension reforms (research conducted for DWP)
Literature review exploring the present and likely future behaviour of employers in response to the workplace pension reforms.
Margaret Watmough, John Leston and Vicky Lavender (2008), SMEs' current and future postal needs (research conducted for Postwatch, now part of Consumer Focus)
A multi-phase qualitative and quantitative research programme with stakeholders, SMEs and sole traders.
Sarah Horack, Margaret Watmough and Marisa Robertson (2008), Opportunity Age: focus group research among hard to reach groups of older people (research conducted for the Audit Commission)
Five UK-wide focus groups with a range of hard to reach groups
John Leston, Margaret Watmough and Jennifer Ross (2008), Surveying pension scheme running costs – results of a feasibility study (research conducted for DWP)
A programme of research with employers to test the feasibility of providing robust evidence about the magnitude and profile of scheme costs. Research also included depth interviews with key stakeholders, and a literature review.
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Sarah Horack, Margaret Watmough, Andrew Wood and Kate Downer (2008), Information needs at retirement: qualitative research focusing on annuitisation decisions (research conducted for DWP)
A programme of 60 face-to-face in-depth interviews with those approaching retirement, or having just retired.
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John Leston and Andy Glazier (2008), Perceptions Tracker 2007 – A Report of the Main Findings (research conducted for The Pensions Regulator)
750 telephone interviews with the in-house and external pensions professionals including lay trustees, pension scheme managers and professional trustees.
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