'Understandable' people are pensions dashboard 'sceptics'

Industry experts say there will always be a role for dashboards

Holly Roach
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While progress is being made on pensions dashboards, being sceptical about the project is understandable, industry experts have said.

Speaking earlier this week during a panel discussion at the Pensions Administration Standards Association's (PASA) Annual Conference, Heywood head of data services David Rich said pensions dashboards are a "massive first step, but only the beginning step". He accepted the delay has been seen negatively by some, noting: "The first dashboard was mooted in 2002… progress is being made, but I can understand why people are sceptics." However, he argued dashboards represent the "beginning of a brave new world". This chimes with comments at PASA's conference from The Pensions Regulator in...

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