A red light on the pensions dashboard

A series of potential controversies and stumbling blocks threaten to delay progress on the pensions dashboard. David Prosser reports.

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A good idea, but will it reach fruition?
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Will the pensions dashboard, widely regarded as crucial for helping people to save more effectively for retirement, be ready for launch by 2019 as the government has ordered? While leading pension providers have begun work on the project, a series of potential controversies and stumbling blocks threaten to delay its progress.

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.