All Scottish Widows articles – Page 5

Opinion

The other glass ceiling: how women are being left behind on pensions

2015-07-27T00:00:00Z

From the blog: Alongside concerns that women comprise a large but undervalued section of the workforce, a growing body of research warns they also risk getting a bad deal at retirement.

News

New peak for pension saving, focus turns to adequacy

2015-06-24T00:00:00Z

Data analysis: Scheme membership has reached fresh highs among the UK population but industry experts are calling for greater government intervention to boost contributions and to stop individuals falling through the cracks.

Features

Employers ensure AMD ban does not drive up active member fees

2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

Employers have managed to keep active scheme member fees steady while scrapping higher charges for deferred members, after one provider agreed to swallow the cost of next year’s ban.

Opinion

How to bridge the retirement gender gap

2013-10-30T00:00:00Z

News analysis: As long-term saving among women hits an all-time low, providers and advisers have urged schemes and the wider industry to cooperate in encouraging adequate retirement saving.

News

How to close your scheme’s comms gap

2013-09-11T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Employers have been urged to better educate staff about their workplace pension plan, as new research has found more than a third of employees are still unaware of auto-enrolment.

News

Pension contributions illustrate DB/DC divide

2013-07-19T00:00:00Z

Data analysis: Employer contribution rates are on the rise in defined contribution schemes but are still significantly lower than defined benefit employer contributions, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

News

Young people less likely to opt out, report confirms

2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

Young people are more inclined to save for retirement than their older peers, experts have said, as a survey reveals that young employees are less likely to opt out of auto-enrolment.

Features

Bank scheme lifts contributions through age profiling

2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

Ian Smith explores how the National Australia Group defined contribution (DC) plan and others are improving their communication through direct engagement with employees.