Anthony Rafferty: Pensions dashboard not just about legacy products

Legacy data issues

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Arguments against the pensions dashboard based on legacy data issues ignore the power and good it could do for the younger generation, argues Anthony Rafferty

Being steeped in the development of the pensions dashboard as we are at Origo, I pay keen attention to the articles and arguments around the subject. It has been noticeable that recently the number of articles out there has increased, no doubt in anticipation of the publication of the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) feasibility study.  Despite a report in The Times that secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey allegedly wants government to step back from the initiative, we still believe that a dashboard backed by government but run by the industry is the best way ...

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