Esther McVey has reiterated the government's support for an industry-led pensions dashboard as she praised the success of auto-enrolment (AE).
The secretary of state for work and pensions promised savers in the "private pensions revolution" that the dashboard would enable them to access their pension information, building on the existing online state pension tool. It followed a statement, made early last month, where McVey said there was "broad support" for the dashboard and that the industry could take a "leading role" in its development, and that "government will help facilitate this". The comments ended a summer of speculation that she would drop the government's support for the project, but some were still cautious that,...
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