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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has cancelled a planned rise to the general levy amid the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.

No long-term decision has yet been made on who will run the pensions dashboard once it has been built, according to Pensions Dashboard Industry Delivery group principal Chris Curry.

The Work and Pensions Committee is due to question the senior leadership of the Money and Pensions Service (Maps) on the progress made in developing the pensions dashboard.

Caroline Siarkiewicz has been appointed as chief executive of the Money and Pensions Service (Maps) after seven months in the position on a temporary basis.

Pension Wise saw a 49% increase in customers arranging appointments with the service over the course of 2018/2019.

Lessons must be learned from open banking in order to make the pensions dashboard a success for the modern saver, says Darren Philp.

Pension providers must now be proactive and prepare their data in order to be ready for the pensions dashboard, Guy Opperman has warned.

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has launched a financial wellbeing strategy to address poor financial wellbeing in the UK.

LCP’s Ella Purkiss was the winner of the PMI's second student essay competition. In her paper, she sets out her ideas as to what the industry can learn from other sectors when designing and delivering the pensions dashboard.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has proposed increasing the general levy on occupational and personal pension schemes from 1 April 2020.