The Notebook: Closing the gender pensions gap remains at least 20 years out of sight November 13, 2024 The gender pensions gap means many women are facing poverty in retirement. And without urgent action, it may never close, writes Scottish Widows MD Jackie Leiper.
Home REIT set to pay off Scottish Widows debt in step toward closure October 23, 2024 Scandal-hit homeless housing investor Home REIT said it was on the cusp of paying off its debts to Scottish Widows this morning after offloading swathes of its property portfolio at cut prices this year. In an update to the market today, the former FTSE 250 firm said it had sold another 11 per cent of [...]
Home REIT: Beleaguered trust targets lifting of trading ban August 23, 2024 Home REIT has laid out its plan to apply to the Financial Conduct Authority to restore the trading of its shares, as the beleaguered trust’s chair admitted facing “very significant challenges”. The trust was launched with the intention of providing social housing to the homeless, but has been pummelled with multiple scandals over the last [...]
Lloyds to sell £6bn of Scottish Widows bulk annuities to Rothesay March 13, 2024 After the transfer, policyholders included in the sale will begin to receive benefits normally.
