Scottish Life

Almost nine in ten IFAs say abolishing compulsory annuitisation and Inheritance Tax (IHT) might go some way to restoring consumer faith in UK pensions, according to a poll.

IFAs say the Government should treat customers fairly (TCF) when setting up personal accounts through auto-enrolment.

Scottish Life has launched a retail distribution review (RDR) information website for IFAs.

Scottish Life has appointed Nick Leitch as its head of investment marketing.

Scottish Life, the pensions specialist arm of the Royal London Group, has rolled out changes to its website enabling customers to log into investment screens specific to their policy or scheme.

Steve Bee is to launch Scottish Life's new series of podcasts, by talking about the Government's response to his ‘ ProperPensions' petition on the suitability of personal accounts.

Scottish Life has backed calls for defined contribution schemes to take more responsibility for its investment strategy.

Scottish Life pensions guru Steve Bee has described the government's response to a petition calling for a reassessment of personal accounts as "disappointing".

Scottish Life new pensions business has fallen 9% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2006, following a slump in the group pensions sector.

Scottish Life is making a final plea for former members to come forward and claim around £7.5m of payments resulting from its demutualisation in 2001.