EQ Views

Start Preparing For Pensions Dashboards

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

This week saw the release of the PASA guidance on how to start preparing for pensions dashboards. Chris Connelly, Propositions and Solutions Director at EQ, looks at why this is an essential step for the Pensions Dashboards project.

Retirement Solutions

Is Now The Right Time To Prioritise GMP Equalisation?

Monday, 22 February 2021

We all know that defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are past masters at getting the job done, on time, without (much) grumbling.

Retirement Solutions

What Can The Pensions Dashboards Do For Real People?

Monday, 15 February 2021

The Government, the pensions industry, and financial regulators are working towards completing the first iteration of the pensions’ dashboard.

Retirement Solutions

GMP Equalisation: Don’t Face It On Your Own

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

For most defined benefit (DB) schemes, guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) are at best a major headache, and at worst, something to be fearful of.

EQ Vision

Channel Vision

Friday, 22 January 2021

EQ Chief Operating Officer, Thera Prins looks to the future, and considers how interactions with EQ will evolve this year and beyond. She predicts a rise in self-service whilst retaining channels of choice like paper, for those customers who want them.

Retirement Solutions

Can You Convert GMPs Into Other Scheme Benefits?

Friday, 15 January 2021

The GMP (guaranteed minimum pension) process is a long and involved one. Rectification and reconciliation have an obvious purpose – to determine what GMPs are due to your members before the reaching the next stage of equalisation.