All Technology articles – Page 4
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OpinionThe dawn of continuous governance
The pensions industry’s reaction to Covid-19 has ushered in an era of professionalism and frequent monitoring that should arguably have always been the status quo, writes Ross Trustees’ Roger Mattingly.
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News
DB trustees spend 3,000 days a year processing inefficiencies
On the go: Defined benefit pension scheme trustees cumulatively spend 3,000 days each year monitoring processes that could be avoided by adopting a technology-led approach, new analysis shows.
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NewsNews UK partners with Scottish Widows on pension app testing
Newspaper publisher News UK is collaborating with Scottish Widows on the testing of a new member app, as the pensions industry counts the cost of its failed attempts to boost engagement.
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OpinionPensions technology hampered by underinvestment in data
We shop and bank online, receive our Amazon deliveries by drone and sign up to challenger banks like Monzo via apps. Comparatively, pensions administration remains steadfastly behind the curve, writes the Pensions Administration Standards Association’s Girish Menezes.
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News
Maps refuses to give public dashboard launch date
On the go: The chair of the Money and Pensions Service has declined to give a launch date for the public pensions dashboard, since there are too many variables to be considered at this time.
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KPMG pensions spin-off targets industry modernisation
On the go: KPMG’s former pensions advisory business has relaunched as Isio following its sale to a private equity backer, with the new company looking to grow its consolidation offering and improve the industry’s use of technology.
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OpinionPensions in an open finance future?
The possibilities to improve pensions using open finance are many and wide-ranging, but the industry must be honest about the challenges of implementing such a framework, writes the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s George Currie.
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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.
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OpinionWhy the time for transformation is now
Paul McCallin of Atos argues that traditional pensions providers must embrace transformation in order to thrive in the future and should follow the lead taken by FinTechs and InsurTechs.
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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.
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News
Digital bank teams up with Smart Pension for auto-enrolment solution
On the go: Revolut and Smart Pension have teamed up to offer a retirement savings solution for the digital bank’s business customers.
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OpinionWhy face-to-face member engagement outdoes digital… for now
The London Pension Fund Authority’s Robert Branagh explains why meeting members in person can quell scam fears and inform strategy on environmental, social and governance issues.
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Features
Civil service admin issues signal wider malaise
The government is recouping £2.7m in overpayments to civil service pensioners, but experts warn issues with administration, data and technology continue to impact members and businesses across the industry.
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PodcastsPodcast: Are you doing enough to engage scheme members?
Podcast: While technology is helping improve pensions communications across the industry, several challenges remain. In this PE podcast, Shola Salako, trustee representative at Dalriada Trustees, and Rhys Williams, strategy director at communications consultancy Quietroom, discuss the different ways in which schemes and providers can engage with members, and where they might be going wrong.
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Opinion
What is the most important feature of a good DC scheme?
Data crunch: There is no doubt that defined contribution pension schemes face a large number of challenges in their quest to deliver good member outcomes.
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News
Ongoing data problems spark valuation concerns at Barnet
Poor quality pensions data at the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund have sparked concerns that the scheme’s triennial valuation could be derailed or delayed.
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News
PASA looks to future of e-administration with scheme survey
The Pensions Administration Standards Association is calling on the pensions industry to open up about the quality of their administration and members' use of technology in a new survey.
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News
PASA looks to future of e-admin with scheme survey
The Pensions Administration Standards Association is calling on pensions managers and scheme trustees to open up about the quality of their administration in a new survey.
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News
JP Morgan takes minority equity stake in Smart Pension
On the go: JP Morgan, the American multinational investment bank and financial services company, has taken a minority equity stake in UK mastertrust Smart Pension.
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FeaturesIndustry must innovate to build on pension comms progress
Many see the dashboard as a critical component in pensions communication. While the government’s promise to commit £5m to the pensions dashboard project is encouraging, there is so much more that needs to be done by providers, consultants and employers if the initiative is to have any real impact.