Scottish Widows

Pensions A-Day seems such a long time ago and after the subsequent changes of benefits, did not do exactly what it said on the tin.

Scottish Widows has launched a tool to assess people's personality as a way of improving financial capability.

A service designed to provide advisers with a universal quotation request form for six enhanced annuities providers may not be as simple as intended.

I had to listen to the figure again, again and again. I had to read the numbers again, again and again. It couldn't really be true could it - city bonuses hitting £19bn with some young whizz kid traders netting millions in bonuses? But, yes, it appears...

Sainsbury Bank's head of marketing communications Richard Clark is taking up the mortgage product development role at Scottish Widows left by the departure of Murdo McHardy.

A relative of mine recently recarpeted her hallway. She's a single mum so funds are tight, and she asked a friend in the trade how much it might cost. He looked at the hallway and suggested it should be no more than £500.

Britons are planning to give away a total of £103bn to friends and family to avoid a tax bill on their death, according to research from Scottish Widows.

I was one of the lucky ones. I quite liked PE and sport at school but there were loads of kids who hated it - the mean spirited teachers, being the last one picked for the team, the cold showers, the list goes on. A lot of these kids left the running...

Despite broad support for the pension reforms published in today's Bill, some parts of the industry are concerned more could still be done.

Over five million households in Great Britain are now valued at more than the current inheritance tax (IHT) threshold of £285,000, research from Scottish Widows reveals.