All Pensions dashboards articles – Page 13
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NewsOpperman aims for bumper summer pensions bill
The minister for pensions and financial inclusion, Guy Opperman, has stated his intention to deliver a “very substantial” bill addressing multiple areas of pensions regulation in the summer of 2019.
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UK lost pension pots could be worth £20bn
On the go: An estimated 1.6m pension pots worth almost £20bn are lost and could remain unclaimed without government intervention, according to research conducted on behalf of the Association of British Insurers.
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OpinionWhat the pensions industry can do to reach technology utopia
According to author Douglas Adams, “technology is a word that describes something that doesn’t work yet”.
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OpinionPensions at the party political conferences
Scanning the programmes of the main political party conferences this autumn, one thing was plain to see: there was a clear lack of pensions or savings policy.
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OpinionLooking ahead for pensions
As MPs return to Westminster after party conference season, my focus is on advancing the government’s agenda to protect and empower savers, and expand saving.
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OpinionMastertrust sector still concerned about new regime
The emergence of mastertrusts, providing retirement savings for millions of members across a range of employers, has transformed the pensions industry, and governing these schemes clearly entails a role of onerous responsibility.
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OpinionSecurity and accuracy: the pillars of dashboard success
From the blog: The government has called on the industry to develop a pensions dashboard before the end of 2019.
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News
Government hands industry reins on dashboard project
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has said she "backs the industry" to deliver the pensions dashboard, but key details including whether the government will compel schemes to submit information remain unclear.
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DWP restates commitment to industry-led dashboard
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has said she "backs the industry" to deliver the pensions dashboard, but key details including whether the government will compel schemes to submit information remain unclear.
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OpinionGuidance will have to replace advice for low earners
The impact of the Financial Conduct Authority's Retail Distribution Review and the Financial Advice Market Review means that for low earners with moderate pension pots and low levels of general savings, financial guidance is the most likely means of getting help in making informed decisions about how to manage their money.
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News
ABI expresses concerns over dashboard speculation
On the go: The Association of British Insurers has expressed concerns over the “threat to the pensions dashboard”, following speculation yesterday that secretary of state for work and pensions, Esther McVey, wants to kill off the project.
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Opinion
How would a lack of government support affect dashboard progress?
Analysis: Reactions to speculation that the secretary of state for work and pensions wants to scrap the pensions dashboard project have been unsurprisingly negative.
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News
Government rejects calls for default decumulation pathways
The government has rejected the Work and Pensions Committee’s recommendation for default decumulation pathways, but has agreed that there is a strong case for pensions dashboard compulsion.
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OpinionDashboard and AE improvements can cement Opperman’s legacy
It has been a busy first year for Guy Opperman, with some significant steps forward for auto-enrolment announced in last year’s review, the adoption of much-needed mastertrust and bulk transfers regulation, and the smooth roll-out of minimum contribution increases.
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OpinionSelf-driving pensions are worth our consideration
My 17-year-old daughter is writing an essay on whether human rights should be extended to robots – not as ridiculous a question as it may first appear.
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Features
RLB tech engagement drive yields positive results
Quantity surveyor Rider Levett Bucknall has seen a marked increase in staff engagement with their pensions after it introduced an app for savers to view their pension savings and offered face-to-face meetings with experts.
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OpinionSchemes need not fear dashboard compulsion
The dashboard has received a recent boost, with responsibility for the project transferring to the Department for Work and Pensions and the pensions minister stating his enthusiastic commitment.
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OpinionDashboard: Timing, compulsion and engagement are crucial
From the blog: People have, on average, 11 different pension pots over the course of their lifetime, making it a near-impossible task to keep track of them.
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OpinionSupporting consumers and the industry
Following years of reform and bold new policy it is right that we now enter a period of stability and implementation, building on our success and consolidating support for consumers and the industry where it is needed.