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Has cutting edge tech become a hygiene factor?

Technology is a given, what people really want is the choice and competition it brings, says Smart Pension’s Head of UX Innovation Harry Brignull during UK Fintech Week.

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Fintech versus digital transformation

As the pensions industry prepares to bring its technology into the 21st century to match customer expectations, Sam Barton looks at the digital transformation we’ve already seen happen in banking - and compares it to the march of the fintechs that start with a clean sheet...

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How do we change the way people perceive pensions?

As a pensions enthusiast, I’m always trying to convince friends that it's important to save for their future. All too often, it falls on deaf ears - even before I get onto the exciting topic of tax relief.

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Response to DWP Consultation on Investment Innovation and Future Consolidation

The proposals outlined in the consultation are a 'good step forward', but need clear guidance and clear sanctions for them to have a positive impact.

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Open Pensions? Let’s learn to walk before we start running.

There is a strong case for the concept of open pensions, in many ways it is the right thing to do.

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All we are saying... is give CDC a chance

The DWP’s CDC consultation comes to an end this week. This is the first serious attempt at finding a new way to do pensions, trying to find that middle way between defined benefit and defined contribution.

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Looking Back On 2018

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Alexa, How Much Have I Got In My Pension Pot?

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Digital: Complementing Change, Or Change Itself?

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Open For Business: Why London Leads The Fintech World

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Your Health - And That Of Your Pension

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When Did It Become Good To Be ‘Disruptive’?