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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published guidance on deferred connection to the pensions dashboards.

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has published further guidance on deferred connection to pensions dashboards. The government believe pensions dashboards will "revolutionise the way people interact with their pensions" by allowing individuals to see their all their pensions information in one place

The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has published its eighth progress update, revealing plans to begin engaging with the industry on guidance for connection followed by standards.

Aegon, Phoenix Group, PensionBee, Broadstone and Hymans Robertson comment on the new connection deadline for Pensions Dashboards

News analysis, case studies and informed comment on the challenges facing UK pension schemes, from Pensions Expert, a DG Publishing service

The industry has had a mixed reaction to the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) statement on pensions dashboards – welcoming the increased clarity for schemes, but raising concerns over the lack of a compulsory staging timeline.

Pension schemes were supposed to start connecting to dashboards this August with dashboards being made publicly available late next year.

Broadstone has selected Equisoft as its integrated service provider (ISP) for connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem.

This week’s appointments included hires at Barnett Waddingham, Broadstone and Hymans Robertson