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The Pensions Dashboards Programme Progress Update Report sets out progress made so far and the work that needs to be undertaken before the service launches to the public. The report spells out the scale of the task – involving 52 million adults being connected to up to around 43,000 providers and schemes. Existing challenges include establishing a sufficiently secure identity...

A priority element of the Pensions Dashboards Programme’s work is the development of the data standards. To aid progress in this area, we have articulated our current thinking in two documents. This paper sets out options for achieving comprehensive coverage across all pension sectors to deliver an acceptable early breadth of coverage for individuals. Industry views will be sought on...

A priority element of the Pensions Dashboards Programme’s work is the development of the data standards. To aid progress in this area, we have articulated our current thinking in two documents. This paper explores the depth of information dashboards could show. It lists the set of data items that could be included in the dashboards data standards. This thinking will need to be developed...

Today (Wednesday 1 April), regulators are urging savers to keep calm and not rush to make any decisions about their pension in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), supported by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), say fears over the impact of the pandemic on markets and personal finances may make savers more...

Our Strategy and Insights Director Sarah Porretta tells a tale of love and pensions for International Women’s Day. Are you sitting comfortably? Let me tell you a story, one that’s playing out in households across the UK right now: Sam and Alex are thirtysomethings with two kids. They decided a few years ago it made sense for Alex to work part time, as the childcare fees...

Richard Smith, Industry Lead at the Industry Delivery Group (IDG), provides an update on activity relating to the industry working groups, looking at expressions of interest, resourcing, data scope, research with pension providers and schemes, and the latest stage of the Pension Schemes Bill. I joined the pensions dashboards programme in mid-November 2019 as Industry Lead with...

Scams training open to community services such as firefighters, GP practice staff and librarians Frontline workers in Wales such as carers and emergency services staff will receive training to help protect people from financial scammers, as part of support offered by the Money and Pensions Service. Public education about financial scams is crucial, when 50% of adults in Wales (1.3m) do...

Chris Curry, principal of the Pensions Dashboards Industry Delivery Group (IDG), recaps the first few months of the project, including appointing a steering group, the group’s first meeting, the Pensions Schemes Bill, industry engagement and recruiting working groups. When I wrote my previous blog post, I was just two weeks into my role at the IDG, it was the start of...

MaPS research to help shape future rules and regulations Behavioural trials to establish the best way to persuade more people to take guidance from Pension Wise before accessing their pension savings are getting under way under the leadership of the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS). The research, being conducted by respected specialists the Behavioural Insight Team, is trying out two...

Money and Pensions Service announces 10 appointments to represent consumers, fintechs and the pensions sector Ten people who will work on the practicalities of establishing pensions dashboards services and making them available for use by the general public are today being named by the Money and Pensions Service. Pensions dashboards will ensure...

Pensions Dashboards Programme Progress Update Report: April 2020

Pensions Dashboards Data Scope: working paper

Pensions Dashboards Data Definitions: working paper

COVID-19: Savers – stay calm and don’t rush financial decisions

Love and money: A pension penalty story

Pensions dashboards: moving forward with working groups

Frontline workers in Wales to join the fight against financial scammers

Pensions dashboards: laying the foundations

Nudging savers towards pensions guidance: behavioural trials begin

Pensions dashboards progress: steering group appointed to drive forward the delivery of service for savers

Managing money in uncertain times