Scottish Widows

What questions should clients be asking their advisers about pension charges following recent media debate?

Scottish Widows has linked with Jelf Employee Benefits to provide schemes and online tools for Jelf's auto-enrolment service Money at Work.

Over half of IFAs deal with two or more SIPP providers for expertise, according to research from Splice Consulting.

Pension providers are split on whether bosses or insurers have responsibility for holding employee contributions during auto-enrolment opt-out periods.

The Scottish Widows UK Pensions Report is based on a recent online survey of 5,200 UK adults by independent research agency YouGov.

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Lord Blackwell as chairman of Scottish Widows as part of a spate of senior appointments.

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

Less than half the UK population are saving enough to fund their retirement and UK pension saving overall has dropped to record low levels, a report has found.

WRAPS

SWIP has joined the growing number of asset managers offering RDR-ready share classes by launching a lower-cost share class for its £38m Diversified Assets fund.