All Scottish Widows articles
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Opinion
Scottish Widows research reveals the ‘engagement savers really want’
New research by the Scottish Widows Master Trust shows that members are feeling more confident about their retirement prospects. Sharon Bellingham, master trust lead at Scottish Widows, explores what this means for engagement best practice.
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Features
What Scottish Widows’ app tells us about the future of dashboards
Dashboards expert Richard Smith continues his series exploring how some of the leading pension providers are preparing for the introduction of pension dashboards.
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News
Retirement and poverty, Scottish Widows warns of growing generation gap
The life office and pensions provider has launched the National Retirement Forecast (NRF) which aims to provide "forensic analysis of the challenges faced by different demographics".
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Opinion
We need to teach people about money, not just maths
The prime minister’s pledge to extend numeracy education in schools must address the national shortfall in financial literacy that currently gets in the way of many people saving adequately for retirement.
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News
Single mothers face £246,000 pension shortfall
Single mothers in the UK are facing a £246,000 shortfall in their pension pots compared with the average couple, and this is being further exacerbated by rising inflation and falling wages
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News
Barloworld UK scheme secures £484mn full buy-in
On the go: The Barloworld UK Pension Scheme has agreed to a £484mn full scheme buy-in with Just Group.
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News
Providers take action to prevent reduced pension contributions
Providers have started to take action as more individuals move to reduce pension contributions as a result of the cost of living crisis.
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News
Pensions engagement campaign to launch this autumn
On the go: The first iteration of a new pensions engagement campaign created by the Association of British Insurers and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association will run from September to November.
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News
One in 10 pause contributions due to cost of living crisis
On the go: Around one in 10 savers have cut back or stopped contributing to their pension as a result of stagnant wages and inflation, according to a new report.
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News
Barnett & Hall Holdings scheme agrees £21mn buy-in
The £31.2mn Barnett & Hall Holdings Pension Scheme has secured a circa £21mn buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society ahead of a potential future buyout.
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News
De La Rue agrees £320mn buy-in
On the go: The £988.7mn De La Rue Pension Scheme has agreed a £320mn buy-in with insurer Scottish Widows.
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News
Auto-enrolment reform: If not now, when?
Five years ago, the Department for Work and Pensions issued a report with the aim of “maintaining the momentum” of automatic enrolment.
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News
Schemes and providers team up to push pensions engagement
On the go: Around 15 pension providers and schemes representing approximately 41.5mn savers and customers have committed to support a campaign to encourage engagement with pensions.
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News
Scottish Widows to divest £1.5bn from tobacco stocks
On the go: Scottish Widows has said it will divest from any company that derives more than 10 per cent of its revenue from tobacco, in an expansion to its exclusions policy.
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News
Disinvesting on ESG grounds ‘often’ discussed at trustee meetings
Trustees regularly discuss divesting on ESG grounds at meetings as part of wider debates on environmental, social and governance factors. However, complexity means discussion does not always lead to action.
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News
How to win a PIPA and influence judges
The March 11 deadline for submissions into this year’s Pension and Investment Provider Awards is fast approaching.
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News
IWD: Mountain still to climb on the way to pensions parity
Research published ahead of International Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8, indicates that women are struggling to keep up with men in the UK when it comes to saving for their retirement.
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News
Pension providers call for personalised advice rules
On the go: Pension providers have called on MPs to change advice rules to allow them to offer more personalised guidance.
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News
Eight out of 10 young adults demand earlier pension saving
On the go:More than eight in 10 young people want pension saving to begin before individuals reach the age of 22 — the default age from which employees are automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.