A survey by Scottish Widows has found that the squeeze on household incomes, as a result of the economic downturn, has hit pension savings with nearly half of people in the UK saving less.
According to the Edinburgh-based life and pensions provider, 41% of people saved less for their pensions – many of them blaming the [...]
Many parents are too busy working to spend time with their children, a new survey has found.
Research by Scottish Widows found that one in three (34%) of parents want to spend more time with their family.
One fifth of parents and grandparents said they are not prioritising their children or grandchildren enough.
Busy working lives were most [...]
Nearly half of UK consumers believe that buying property is the best way to invest money.
In a study by Scottish Widows, 48% of those polled said investing in property is the best way to maximise returns on hard earned cash.
This figure is a significant increase on 12 months ago, when just 28% of those surveyed [...]
Nearly half of UK consumers believe that buying property is the best way to invest money.
In a study by Scottish Widows, 48% of those polled said investing in property is the best way to maximise returns on hard earned cash.
This figure is a significant increase on 12 months ago, when just 28% of those surveyed [...]
Scottish Widows Bank this week launched a fixed-rate deposit account paying 5.25% interest over a five year period.
Customers can invest between £10,000 and £5 million in the account, and choose to have interest paid monthly, quarterly, or annually.
“We are delighted to be bringing a strong 5 year fixed rate savings account to the consumer market,” [...]
Many women over 50 have ‘given up’ saving for retirement due to the recession, according to research by Scottish Widows.
In research for its fifth annual UK Pensions Report, the pensions provider found that one in five (22%) women over 50 are now saving nothing towards their pension.
This is up from 14% a year ago, and [...]