We don’t just need a dashboard – we need a steering wheel!

henry tapper

6 years ago

Like everyone else, I think a dashboard to see my pension pots in a single place is a great idea.

But building a dashboard is only a part of it. You can’t steer your car with a dashboard.

21st century thinking must take into account that almost all of us are – to a degree – masters of our own retirement. Unless you are dependent on the state or have a “wage for life” solution to the exclusion of an investment pot, you will need to find a way to draw-down your funds or exchange for an annuity.

The dashboard gives you the information , but it doesn’t get you to your destination.

I think we have a chance on 26th September to put to Government a blueprint for what ordinary people need and want as they are saving for retirement and spending in retirement.

Finance Edge are running the event, I’ve agreed to promote it. It isn’t cheap but for your money you’ll get genuine thought leadership, not the usual corporate crap.

In return for promoting the event, Finance Edge are giving me the chance to promote a 20% discount available to Pension PlayPen till July 31st.

So if you read this, want to go , then explain to your marketing team that now is the time to book.

The code to get yourself a 20% discount is

PPPEN20

Corporate spiel below….

Pension Dashboard Summit – 26th September

The introduction of the Pensions Dashboard could be a transformative opportunity for the pensions industry, driving greater public engagement and boosting long-term savings. But at the same time, the Dashboard threatens to add costs, put pressure on fees and undermine financial advisers.

Join senior experts at the Pensions Dashboard Summit on 26 September in London for a timely opportunity to discuss the key issues and remaining uncertainties – and to work out what you should be doing now to position yourselves for the new opportunities that change is bringing.

Pensions Dashboard experts leading these discussions include:

Dr Christopher Sier, Chair, Working Group, Disclosure Costs and Charges for Institutional Investors, FCA
Ben Piggott, DC Plan Secretary, Royal Mail Pension Scheme
Colin Clarke, Head of Regulatory Change, Legal & General
Adrian Boulding, Director of Policy, NOWPensions
Anders Lundstrom, CEO, MinPension, Sweden
Daniel Taylor, Director, Trafalgar House
Dinesh Visavadia, Director, ITS Trustees
Henry Tapper, Director, First Actuarial
Jamie Jenkins, Head of Pensions Strategy, Standard Life
John Lawson, Head of Policy, Retirement Solutions, Aviva
Joe Craig, Writer, QuietRoom
Mark Rowlands, Director of Customer Engagement, NEST
Melinda Riley, Head of Policy & Technical, The Pension Advisory Service
Michael Rasch, Divisional Director, PensionInfo, Denmark
Michael Watkins, Head of Operations, SmartPensions
Morten Nilsson, former CEO and founder, NOWPension
Peter Glancy, Head of Policy Development, Scottish Widows
Rob Yuille, Assistant Director, Head of Retirement Policy, ABI
Romi Samova, Founder, Pensionbee
Sarah Luheshi, Deputy Director, The Pensions Policy Institute
Tom McPhail, Head of Policy, Hargreaves Landsdowne