The Lab - PenTechX Lab

PenTechX is a specialist pension technology and consulting provider, and welcome to the PTX Lab. Our Lab is a space dedicated to showcasing a selection of our online tools and functionality and what we have in the pipeline.

PenTechX provide innovative and disruptive pensions cloud technology and consulting solutions enabling the pension industry to move complex calculations online.

Lab orientation video

Where Now?

To help understand how the PTX.App can help you it has been split in to five categories.

PTX.WebApps Microservices PTX.Data Pensions Dashboard Developer Zone

Beta site

The PTX Lab is a BETA site where we showcase new ideas, technology, WebApps and functions. If you want to leave feedback or see any issues with the site, we would appreciate if you couple spend a couple of minutes reporting them using the Contact Us button above. Thanks from the PTX Dev Team :)

PTX.WebApps

Our WebApps are single web pages used to carry out complex processes and calculations, for example a Transfer Calculation or Benefit Modeller. WebApps may interact with the PTX.App via APIs multiple times and WebApps often include additional functionality like integrated charts, tables graphs and PDF production to improve the user experience.
We have developed various interactive examples to bring WebApps to life. Use the links below to visit the page.

Transfer Value

Calculate transfer values using out demonstration cash equivalent transfer value calculator WebApp.

Transfer Value

Scheme Change

This is an example of how a WebApp can be used to help members of a pension scheme that is going through a significant scheme change. This WebApp is use to model their future benefits under different scenarios.

Scheme Change WebApp

Pensions Dashboard Concept

Our Pensions Dashboard data model has been used to create a concept WebApp for the Pensions Dashboard. This multi-step model mimics the user experience of searching for pensions with a provider, then viewing their benefits.

Pensions Dashboard Concept

Pension Increase Exchange (PIE)

Pension Increase Exchange (PIE) exercises are frequently being used to reduce scheme complexity. The PIE Modeller helps member visualise the impact and effect on changing their benefits on their current and future benefits as part of a PIE exercise.

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Encrypted Member Data

We have developed a secure process to anonymise, store and transfer personal member data. This makes it easy to integrate our PTX.App and PTX.Data with existing websites and product.

Encrypted Member Data

Interactive Annual Member Statement

Interactive and visual benefits modeller that support annual statements or used as part of communications project can add value and enhance the member experience.

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CARE Projection Model

Career Average Revalued Earnings benefits projection model. A demonstration on how CARE benefits increase year on year to retirement age.

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Defined Benefit Model

Calculates and projects a pension to a target retirement age. This complex model uses a nonstandard benefits model where accrual rate change in 2001 and applies late and early retirement factors.

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PTX.APP Microservices

Microservices are small but powerful pension specific calculations that can be used in larger complex calculations, they are also known as ‘Serverless Functions’ or ‘Functions As a Service’. Websites, WebApps, mobile apps and other online services use microservices to perform calculations using the PTX.App.
We have built various microservices to provide online support for administration, actuarial and data calculations.

Each microservice can be accessed over the web using a API request which returns the results as a json formatted file, alternatively our PTX.WebPlugin can be used to help with this. All our online services are secured and optimised using Microsoft’s Azure cloud.

Below is a list of some of our online interactive microservices, we have an ambitious development programme to release more each week.

Function Index

Function Name	Link
FuncAgeComp	FuncAgeComp
FuncServComp	FuncServComp
FuncGetAct1DTable	FuncGetAct1DTable
FuncVN	FuncVN
FuncDOND	FuncDOND
FuncLONL	FuncLONL
FuncASL	FuncASL
FuncANC	FuncANC
FuncATP	FuncATP
FuncLTA	FuncLTA
FuncRPI_ChangeOver12Months	FuncRPI_ChangeOver12Months
FuncGMPFixedRate	FuncGMPFixedRate
FuncGetAct1DTableChart	FuncGetAct1DTableChart

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PTX.Data

Data, data data … Pension data is one the biggest issues in the industry and a blocker to many projects. As part of our online service we have developed PTX.Data, a complete solution to analyse and advise pension providers on your data. We have developed two interactive WebApps for data. Use the links below to visit the page."

Pensions Data Checking and Remediation

Using our PTX.Data and PTX.APP technology, online data checks can be automated.

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Encrypted Member Data

We have developed a secure process to store and anonymise, transfer personal member data. This makes it easy to integrate PTX.App and PTX.Data with existing websites and product.

Encrypted Member Data

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Pensions Dashboard

The Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) will enable individuals to access their pensions information securely and all in one place. The PDP is currently working with the industry to understand user and data requirements. We have analysed the work that has already been completed and have produced some useful online tools to help with technical understanding.

Pensions Dashboard Concept

Our Pensions Dashboard data model has been used to create a concept WebApp for the Pensions Dashboard. This multi-step model mimics the user experience of searching for pensions with a provider, then viewing their benefits.

Pensions Dashboard Concept

Pensions Dashboard Data Elements Lookup

The Pensions Dashboard Programme group has produced a list of Data Elements and attributes. We have analysed this and developed a PDP Data Element Lookup microservice to help understand these further.

PDP Data Elements

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