Lloyds targets one million new pension clients by 2020
Plans to invest more than £3bn in strategic initiatives
Lloyds Banking Group wants to increase its financial planning and retirement open book of assets by more than £50bn by 2020 and add an additional one million new pension customers.
The group, which includes pensions provider Scottish Widows, outlined its plans in a three-year strategic plan released this morning. It said it wanted to deepen customer relationships, grow in targeted...
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