Employers urged to give more retirement planning advice

The pension provider has joined forces with the Institute of Financial Planning to launch the 2009 Financial Planning Week which is focussed on pushing employers to offer better guidance on planning for retirement within the workplace Scottish Widows said figures from its fifth annual pensions report revealed more than three quarters of people would like some kind of guidance from their employer when it comes to pensions. The report also showed 33% of people felt that where employers provide access to a pension scheme, they should also provide full financial advice. However, at pre...