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News Release from: Scottish Widows | Subject: Pensions
Edited by the Insidemoneytalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2008
Scottish Widows comments on Which's
response to the launch of the TPAS
pensions helpline for women
Ian Naismith, head of pensions market development at Scottish Widows comments on Which's response to the launch of the TPAS pensions helpline for women:
"Scottish Widows also welcomes the launch of the TPAS pensions helpline for women Our report, 'What Women Need', revealed that the gender gap in pensions is widening, with only 41% of women making adequate provision for their retirement, compared to 54% of men
This article was originally published on Insidemoneytalk on 22 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Women are also less confident than men in managing their finances and consequently are more risk-averse, which means they can lose out on the greater growth potential of funds invested in the stock market.
It is good to see that the section for women on the TPAS web site (www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk) tackles questions about pension arrangements on divorce, as we found that 78% of divorcing couples did not take pension arrangements into consideration, even though the man often has significantly greater retirement provision.
The availability of the dedicated helpline should encourage women to take control of their retirement planning by better understanding their pension provision and what steps they need to take to improve it.
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