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How to make workplace pensions fit for the digital age

Written by Sheetal Patel | Nov 20, 2021 10:02:00 PM

In the early 90s, when you became a member of your company’s pension scheme, you were sent a small welcome pack and then an annual statement, with the frequency rising a bit as you approached retirement.

What happens now, a generation later? About the same. Annual paper statements, often posted to the wrong address, vacated years ago by the customer, or left gathering dust on the sideboard because they’re too difficult (and boring) to understand.

Yet the pensions industry is no Internet dinosaur. It has often spent lavish sums on building large-scale digital offerings and platforms. Unfortunately, the rewards haven’t always justified the investment.