Scottish Widows

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

Careers breaks to care for children, more common part-time working and typically getting paid less money than men are key factors preventing women from saving adequately for retirement, according to a report.

A third of workers believe their employers should pay for full financial advice in the workplace, according to the latest Scottish Widows Workplace Pensions Report.

Aviva's Personal Pension and Scottish Life's Pension Portfolio were the two most commonly selected pension contracts by financial advisers over the previous 12 months, according to research from Capita Financial Software (CFSL).

Lloyds Banking Group is back in the black after announcing a profit before tax of £2.1bn for the six months to the end of June - and said it is on course to target IFA clients orphaned by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Scottish Widows has launched an enhanced annuity as part of plans to increase its share of the wider annuity market by 10% over the next three years.

Scottish Widows is launching an enhanced annuity product.

The abolition of consultancy charging could open up opportunities for advisers according to Scottish Widows chief executive Toby Strauss.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed that an update for the defined ambition (DA) project will be published in the summer.

Pensions minister Steve Webb says current at-retirement processes are outdated and asked whether we need to "do decumulation differently."