The government will today introduce the much-anticipated Pension Schemes Bill to parliament, setting the stage for a wide-ranging and ambitious overhaul of workplace pensions in the UK.
The Association of British Insurers has called for the government to reaffirm its commitment to facilitating private sector pensions dashboards, and to set a timeline for implementation.
It was all smiles in central London earlier this week as senior executives and government officials met to sign the Mansion House Accord, writes Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve.
The Pensions Administration Standards Association has issued advice to trustees dealing with multiple administrators while connecting their pension schemes to the pensions dashboards system.
The Department for Work and Pensions has set out a series of connection deadlines for pension schemes and providers depending on size and type. The deadlines are at the end of each month until 31 October 2026, by which point all eligible pension schemes should be connected.
Standard Life, Aegon and Moneybox have all announced their successful connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem ahead of the launch of the government-backed MoneyHelper dashboard later this year.
As the first deadline for connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem passes, new research shows that almost a third of pension schemes are expecting a surge of activity in the first month once dashboards go live.
Spence & Partners reports that charity DB schemes are approaching full funding – but costs are rising, meaning more efficiencies are needed.
New research from Bravura Solutions unearths a worrying lack of pensions technology that is hampering engagement.
Industry experts are concerned that private sector pension dashboards may never happen as the expected regulatory framework is too onerous and uncertain.
Representatives from the FCA, TPR, the Money and Pensions Service and the Pensions Dashboard Programme will all be questioned by the Work and Pensions Committee.