Tom Hibbard: The pensions dashboard - a new hope

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Recent discussion on the future of the pensions dashboard has focused on the need for the government to deliver on its promises and 'own' the initiative but, writes Tom Hibbard, perhaps that is not as critical as some believe

There has been much commentary and speculation regarding the future of the pensions dashboard in the UK, following significant reports a few weeks ago that the government was considering withdrawing its support for the project. Ministers have since publicly backed the idea again yet the indication is that they believe the private sector should be delivering it. Discussion had focused on the need for the government to deliver on its promises and ‘own' the initiative, but perhaps that is not as critical as some believe moving forward? First up, let's remind ourselves why a dashboard wou...

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