Scottish Widows

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.

Peter Cockburn's £371m SWIP UK Select Growth and £124m UK Opportunities funds have been handed to James Clunie with immediate effect, as part of a shake-up at the firm which will see 23 investment roles culled.

OLD ENOUGH

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from Aberdeen Asset Management, S&P Capital IQ and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership discussed Multi Manager.

From 2012, changes to pensions law will affect all employers with at least one worker in the UK. Charlotte Richards finds out what advisers are already doing to prepare their clients.

Adventurous, balanced or cautious, Maria Merricks looks at this season's most popular funds for ISA investors...