All Pensions dashboards articles – Page 7
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PodcastsPodcast: Schemes will have a tough job weighing up discretionary increases
Podcast: A difficult balance must be struck where schemes are considering discretionary increases: alleviating the cost of living crisis for some members will have to be weighed against the needs of the current workforce. Aon partner Lynda Whitney is joined by Tim Middleton, director of policy and external affairs at the Pensions Management Institute, to discuss this dilemma, as well as the progress of the McCloud remedy and schemes’ dashboard readiness.
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NewsOrigo launches pensions dashboard connector
On the go: Fintech company Origo is to launch its own pensions dashboard connector in September, giving providers an interface with the dashboards that enables them to respond to user requests and provide pensions data.
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NewsOpperman: Employers should provide ‘rainy-day fund’ to keep staff
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has argued there is a need for employers to have a savings product offering, in addition to a pensions package, as a means of retaining staff.
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NewsDWP’s dashboards consultation criticised over launch date proposals
A second government consultation into pensions dashboards has been criticised over plans to give schemes just 90 days’ notice before the dashboards go live, with experts warning of a capacity crunch.
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NewsPDP connects first commercial dashboard provider
On the go: The Pensions Dashboards Programme has completed the connection of the first commercial dashboard provider, alongside another integrated service provider.
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NewsTPR warns trustees about imminent dashboards deadline
The Pensions Regulator has launched a campaign urging trustees to prepare for the pensions dashboards deadline, as new research shows that less than 10 per cent of schemes have begun to digitise the information they hold in preparation for the initiative.
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NewsVolume of legislative change is main barrier for admins
On the go: Two-thirds of administrators identified the volume of legislative change as one of the main barriers they faced to providing a high-quality service, according to new research.
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NewsEmployers failing to grasp LGPS costs and ‘responsibilities’
Many employers do not understand the value or costs associated with being part of the Local Government Pension Scheme, according to the assistant director of the £28.2bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
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NewsTPR’s new DB funding code expected in September 2023
The Pensions Regulator expects its much-anticipated new defined benefit funding code to be in place and operational by September 2023, according to its latest corporate plan.
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OpinionFive years on the ‘pensions horse’, is Opperman winning the race?
Almost five years have passed since Guy Opperman assumed the role of pensions minister, which we all know he asked for. What we can hope is that after all these years he knows what a guaranteed minimum pension is.
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NewsFCA and TPR rule out new pension saving regulations
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator do not plan on introducing any new regulations to help people when saving into a pension.
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NewsAegon and LCP criticise ‘damaging’ FRC dashboard proposals
Aegon and LCP have issued stern rebukes of the Financial Reporting Council’s proposals for calculating pensions projections for the dashboards, with Aegon arguing that the FRC’s preferred methodology would “damage the whole intention behind dashboards”.
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OpinionSchemes can’t afford to continue neglecting data administration
Buck’s NPT lead Wayne Gibson makes the case for schemes improving the quality of their data.
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NewsNew SPP president targets DC outcomes
The Society of Pension Professionals’ new president, Steve Hitchiner, has demanded greater focus on outcomes for defined contribution scheme members.
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PodcastsPodcast: Uncertainty around inflation leads to ‘casino pensions’
Podcast: High levels of volatility around inflation will force trustees to “take a bet” on the future, as it is very difficult — absent a crystal ball — to predict inflationary pressure and its impact on scheme liabilities, says Pension Playpen chief executive Steve Goddard. He is joined by Cardano managing director Emily Goodridge to discuss inflation, technology in pensions, and the future of environmental, social and governance disclosure.
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NewsTPR has used AE powers more than 500,000 times since 2012
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has used its enforced powers on automatic enrolment compliance on more than 500,000 occasions since July 2012, it has revealed.
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NewsTPR to issue fresh dashboards guidance in May
The Pensions Regulator will publish new guidance on pensions dashboards to support trustees and scheme managers in early May, it has revealed.
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OpinionGetting ready for the pensions dashboards
Taylor Wessing’s pensions partner Anna Taylor details the latest developments with the pensions dashboards project and what trustees should be doing to get their schemes ready for it.
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NewsAltus and ITM move first on next stage of dashboards journey
On the go: Financial services software company Altus and platform technology specialist ITM have been confirmed as the first participants in the Pensions Dashboards Programme’s “Alpha” stage to move forwards to the next development stage.
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NewsPLSA calls for 12-month dashboards grace period from regulators
On the go: The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has appealed for “a degree of latitude” from regulators in the months after the pensions dashboards are introduced.