Effects of recession on retirement savings finally manifest

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The long term effects of the economic downturn on pension savings are now manifesting two years since the start of the credit crunch, Scottish Widows says.

In its sixth annual UK Pensions Report, the firm said although saving for retirement had slowly been on the rise in recent years, pensions savings experienced a significant drop since last year and...

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