Dashboards news archive – Page 11
-
Features
Dashboard innovators ‘constrained by environment’
Paul Sturgess had the option to step back from driving innovation in administration in 2005. Having fallen into insurance and pensions at the Prudential in 1979, a career spanning a quarter of a century had seen him take part in the successful management buyout and sale of FPS, a pioneer of online automated defined contribution administration.
-
News
Opperman warns providers on dashboard preparations
On the go: Pensions minister Guy Opperman has urged providers to start preparing their data now for the anticipated arrival of pensions dashboards.
-
News
Pension schemes bill to cost industry £818m in first year
The pensions industry faces an annual cost increase of £818m as a result of changes brought in by the pension schemes bill, with the new defined benefit funding regime and the pensions dashboard requiring the lion’s share of this investment.
-
Features
E-admin hopes dashed by data quality
Data crunch: Pensions administrators and open finance enthusiasts may have one eye on the ‘e-admin’ future of full dashboard compliance, modelling and targeted engagement, but a survey of trustees reveals the perennial roadblock – poor-quality member data.
-
News
Government brings identical bill back to parliament
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions has reintroduced its pension schemes bill in the House of Lords, after the December general election delayed its debate in Parliament.
-
Features
Cameron: Hold government to auto-enrolment promises
Steven Cameron is a pensions legend, having notched up an impressive 35 years in the industry. Despite this, his enthusiasm remains undimmed, and has the Aegon public affairs director taking a new role as chair of The Investing and Saving Alliance’s retirement policy council.
-
News
Pensions dashboards unlikely to go live this year
On the go:Despite pensions dashboards having both industry-wide and government backing, it is unlikely that the technology will be delivered “any time soon”, Sir Steve Webb warned.
-
OpinionWill open finance transform financial services?
In case we had any doubt what the answer should be, the Financial Conduct Authority asked for “proposals on how open finance could transform financial services”. There were other words for ‘how’ such as whether or if, but how was chosen.
-
News
Opperman promises ‘refined’ Pension Schemes Bill
On the go: The Pension Schemes Bill has been included in the Queen’s Speech delivered on Thursday, with pensions minister Guy Opperman stating it will be a refined version from the previous document.
-
OpinionAll change for pensions in 2020?
Some surprises are less surprising in retrospect, and December’s general election was one of those events.
-
News
Opperman reappointed pensions minister
On the go: Guy Opperman remains as minister for pensions and financial inclusion after being reappointed as MP for Hexham.
-
News
Politicians expected to duck divisive pensions issues
On the go: Radical pensions reforms are likely to be avoided by political parties in their election manifestos, according to Royal London analysis.
-
NewsMPs up pressure on govt over non-commercial dashboard
The government’s failure to commit to a rollout timetable for a new pensions dashboard with state pension data was criticised on Saturday by the Work and Pensions Select Committee.
-
News
PASA president warns over data costs
On the go: The president of the Pensions Administration Standards Association has warned that the poor quality of pension scheme data could frustrate the efforts of pensions dashboards.
-
News
Providers to be fined £50k if they break dashboard rules
On the go: The government has revealed that providers that fail to supply data for the pensions dashboards could be fined up to £50,000 by The Pensions Regulator.
-
News
Pension schemes bill overshadowed by Brexit
A pension schemes bill has been included in the Queen’s Speech as expected, but critics say the government’s Brexit headaches and lack of majority mean it is little more than a manifesto pledge.
-
News
Maps appoints 10 dashboard steering group members
On the go: The Money and Pensions Service has named 10 steering group members to represent consumers, fintech, financial services, and the pensions sector to drive forward delivery of the pensions dashboard.
-
News
MPs urge DWP to review scope and level of charges cap
The Work and Pensions Committee is ramping up the pressure on the government and the Financial Conduct Authority to cap the level of charges on default retirement products.
-
News
Maps recruiting for dashboard steering group
On the go: The Money and Pensions Service launched a recruitment drive on Thursday for members of a steering group for the pensions dashboard, as the project inches closer to fruition.
-
News
Govt greenlights dashboards but timetable questioned
On the go: Pension schemes will be allowed up to four years to submit data to the pensions dashboard, sparking concerns that services appearing later this year will not be comprehensive.