FSA urges women to undertake better financial planning

The Financial Services Authority says a growing number of working women need to plan their finances more effectively, especially with regard to pensions. Among the findings of the FSA's report, "Women and personal finance: the reality of the gender gap" it was found that only 27% of married women have a pension, compared with 47% of married men. The FSA's Consumer Relations Director, Christine Farnish, said: "The report highlights the importance to women of planning their finances from an early age, in order to cope with developments, such as career breaks for raising families, that...