Category Archives: Dashboard

Dashboards will test quality of service – and value for members.

Posted on June 27, 2022 by henry tapper

Thanks Paul McGlone for reminding the good people of Linked-in that “dashboard denial” is futile. He ends a pithy argument with an admission that while dashboards are coming , we don’t know quite when. Of course, none of that is … Continue reading →

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Eri-tation ; time to come clean on DC pensions.

Posted on September 14, 2021 by henry tapper

Eritability Of all the time wasted talking about pension dashboards, the time wasted on “estimated retirement income” irks me most. It is not the sight of actuaries arguing over annuity and growth rates that irks me , it’s that the … Continue reading →

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Bigger Pots and Bigger Pensions through Open Finance

Posted on December 9, 2020 by henry tapper

‘Breaking Banks: A blueprint for Open Finance that puts customers first’ puts forward a series of recommendations to help create a functional Open Finance ecosystem in a post-Brexit economy. Within the report, COADEC calls for the UK government to break … Continue reading →

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A breakthrough in measuring the quality of DC scheme data.

Posted on December 4, 2020 by henry tapper

  One of the critical issues facing Government in establishing a pensions dashboard is “data readiness”. Currently it is in a relatively weak position to argue that schemes are or aren’t dashboard ready, since it has no way either to … Continue reading →

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Pensions are stranded off-line; this must change!

Posted on December 3, 2020 by henry tapper

Alistair “@HelloMcQueen “McQueen has the knack of finding insights where others fail to look. Here he is showing us how our behavior has changed radically as a result of a little spikey ball that none but scientists has seen and … Continue reading →

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Which comes first – the dashboard or the data?

Posted on October 27, 2020 by henry tapper

I’m doing a call this morning with some pension strategy people , some from Fintech and some representing “old tech”. It’s a timely discussion as the Scottish National Party  limbers up to put a spoke in the wheels of an … Continue reading →

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Why DC pensions should follow the science

Posted on August 12, 2020 by henry tapper

The country has learned a new respect for data during the lockdown. Following the science has led us to a better understanding of mortality and we understand from track and trace how understanding data protects us from infection. The public … Continue reading →

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DC Governance – “for the saver not the sponsor”.

Posted on August 3, 2020 by henry tapper

The simplest way of looking at the shift from DB to DC in the UK over the past 25 years as a risk transfer from collective (underwritten by a sponsor) to individual (with no underwriting – even where there is … Continue reading →

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How can pensions be giving savers VFM but not be dashboard ready?

Posted on July 27, 2020 by henry tapper

  Outcomes for dough, portals for show! Over the weekend, I’ve been thinking about how I can judge the quality of service I receive from my pension provider. As a consumer there are a number of things I would like … Continue reading →

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Opperman – pensions are for the long term

Posted on July 15, 2020 by henry tapper

  It was good to see Guy Opperman speaking at Professional Pensions Live. This is my take on his speech and the direction of Government pension’s policy as we come out of lock-down and into the summer recess! Recently Guy  … Continue reading →

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