Scottish Widows

The Government has been very focussed on achieving political consensus on pensions, with some success especially on state pension reform. But on one area of pensions it's failed completely. No-one outside Government would pretend that the current rules...

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has bolstered its global developed markets team after appointing US equity specialists Nick Ford and Simon Moss.

One in four people aged 55 and over say they will retire later than the current state retirement age, according to research by Scottish Widows.

Just over three quarters of potential UK investors (18.75 million) are not benefiting from tax relief on a personal pension which could boost their savings by £5.5bn per annum.

Michael Fish never lived down his reassurances on the weather before the great 1987 storm hit. Similarly the actuarial profession has a reputation for consistently underestimating future improvements in mortality rates. And let's not start on how projections...

Scottish Widows has launched two alternative assets funds, the Diversified Assets fund and the Dynamic Property fund. The funds bring the provider's total life and pension funds to 122.

Scottish Widows has redesigned Adviser Extranet, its IFA website.

Archie Kane, chief executive of Scottish Widows, has become chairman of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Financial education is vital to curb the disturbing trend of low personal saving, according to Scottish Widows.

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