Advantages and disadvantages of use of the internet for occupational pension schemes: An industry survey

Abstract

This paper considers the development of the internet in relation to occupational pension schemes, the opportunities offered by the use of internet technologies, as well as the barriers to the growth of the use of the internet. A previous paper (Pensions Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 348–364) set out the results of a survey of the use of the internet by UK company pension schemes in early 2003. The findings of that survey are incorporated here, together with direct quotations taken from survey responses, suitably anonymised.