Scottish Widows calls for lifetime savings commission to agree pension consensus

Commission should have mandate to consider range of interdependent savings needs

Jonathan Stapleton
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Pete Glancy: Building consensus on a way forward across political parties, employer bodies, consumer groups, and other important stakeholders, is vital
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Pete Glancy: Building consensus on a way forward across political parties, employer bodies, consumer groups, and other important stakeholders, is vital

A new lifetime savings commission should be established to help reach a consensus on the complex pensions needs facing millions across the UK, Scottish Widows says.

The pension provider's head of policy Pete Glancy said that, while pensions play a central role in financial planning for later life, average pension savings levels are currently too low to provide...

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