All Technology articles – Page 2
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Opinion
The General Code, TPR, and the great data challenge
Vidett client director Simon Lewis explores the requirements and challenges for trustees seeking to improve their pension scheme data.
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FeaturesDashboards, deferred pensions, and revaluations - bringing it all together
In his latest article exploring the development of pensions dashboards, Richard Smith dusts off a couple of old pensions to find out how they will be displayed on dashboards, complete with the benefits of compound interest.
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OpinionMaking sure your scheme is prepared for cyber risks
Regulators may not be as joined up on cyber risks as you think, according to Eversheds Sutherland. The firm’s Richard Bacon, Claire Carroll and Lorna Doggett explore what this means for pension scheme trustees.
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FeaturesOutlook 2025: Dawn of the Dashboards
It is almost exactly a decade since the Financial Conduct Authority first recommended the creation of a “pensions dashboard” for consumers as part of its 2014 Retirement Income Market Study.
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FeaturesCulture clash: bringing AI into pensions
From communications to greater organisational efficiency, AI will bring many benefits to pension schemes – but it does come with risks.
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OpinionLessons from the DC Future Book
Shantel Okello of the Pensions Policy Institute explores how the DC market has evolved over the past decade and looks forward to what it may look like in another 10 years’ time.
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NewsPLSA Conference: Pensions and the TikTok generation
Scottish Widows’ Robert Cochran and financial journalist Iona Bain explored social media’s impact on pension engagement and the success of the Pay Your Pension Some Attention campaign.
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NewsMercer and Fidelity join dashboard coalition
Four firms have joined the Pensions Dashboard Operators Coalition, including Innovation Award winner Penny alongside Mercer, Fidelity, and Pension Lab.
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NewsSavers not keen on AI in pension communications, research shows
Scheme members are reluctant to engage with their pensions using artificial intelligence and other forms of technology, according to Trafalgar House.
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NewsTPR homes in on administrators in engagement drive
The regulator has opened a voluntary collaboration offer to administrators and flagged a lack of investment in technology.
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NewsWhy pensions schemes are ‘attractive targets’ for cyber criminals
The CrowdStrike outage this summer provided another reminder for trustees of the importance of contingency plans in case of technology issues.
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OpinionA vision for pensions in the digital age
Matthew Giles, of the Society of Pension Professionals and Squire Patton Boggs, investigates the opportunities and challenges presented by the increasing integration of artificial intelligence technologies.
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NewsInnovation Interviews: Scottish Widows on gamification and pensions
In this edition of Pensions Expert’s interviews with Innovation Award winners, Scottish Widows’ Robert Cochran explains the impact of a simple app and how technology can help boost member engagement.
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VideosWinner of Scheme Technology Innovation: Penny
David Henderson, head of pensions at Penny, speaks after his firm was presented with the Scheme Technology Innovation Award.
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OpinionAdapting solutions to member needs in today’s world
Railpen chief officer for benefits Paul Sturgess explains how member communication has evolved and how education, collaboration and technology are now integral parts of pensions admin.
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NewsSmart Pension acquires Ensign Master Trust
On the go: Smart Pension has acquired the Ensign Master Trust, making it the eighth such consolidation by the provider, which has promised that an average 25-year-old member would be “thousands of pounds better off” as a result of the move.
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NewsTechnology is biggest challenge most DB sole trustees face
On the go: Nearly two-thirds of defined benefit scheme sole trustees have earmarked technology as their biggest challenge for the next few years, according to new research.
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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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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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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.