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Festival set to take over former Scottish Widows head office

Scheduled for redevelopment, the music and arts event will make use of the building at the end of May

Abandoned Edinburgh building to be taken over for five-day music and arts festival

Abandoned Edinburgh building to be taken over for five-day music and arts festival

Having recently transformed the former Royal High School building on Regent Terrace for a similar event, the disused Scottish Widows building on Dalkeith Road will now be given a new lease a life

Single mums worry most about not having enough money during retirement years

Single mums worry most about not having enough money during retirement years

New Scottish Widows report suggests the cost of living crisis is impacting lone parent households most.

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Scottish Widows appoints new chief executive

The appointment follows Antonio Lorenzo’s decision to retire in 2023

72% of single mothers worried about running out of money in retirement – report

Economic conditions are making it harder than ever to fix the deep inequalities that underlie the pensions gap, Scottish Widows said.

The Independent UK

Financial firms accused of adding to pain of vulnerable customers

People dealing with critical illness or bereavement say poor customer service at insurers and banks often puts them through a new ordeal

The Guardian - UK

The imposing Edinburgh building that split opinion with locals and now lies empty

The building, designed specifically for the company, has stood there for nearly 45 years, but Scottish Widows moved their 2,200-strong staff out in 2020.

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Scottish Widows has been so heartless after my wife died of cancer

Scottish Widows has been so heartless after my wife died of cancer

I can’t get the £44,875 it owes me from our plan, and I’ve bills to pay

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Widows and former HBOS funds among the UK's worst performing

Scottish Widows and former HBOS funds among the UK's worst performing

Report names and shames 31 consistently poor performing funds holding £10.7bn of investors wealth

Scottish Widows names new chairman

Scottish Widows names new chairman

The financial services group has been seeking a replacement for Nick Prettejohn since he stepped down in September

Scottish Widows appoints Wheway chair

Scottish Widows appoints Wheway chair

He will retain lead at Centrica but step down from senior AXA UK role

Evening Standard

New report finds three in four people ‘taking action to cope with financial pressures’

New report finds three in four people ‘taking action to cope with financial pressures’

The cost of living crisis is a concern for 81 per cent of adults a report by Scottish Widows has found

Three in four people ‘taking action to cope with financial pressures’

Three in four people ‘taking action to cope with financial pressures’

Nearly a quarter have already been forced to dip into their savings

The Independent UK

Plans to redevelop former Scottish Widows headquarters unveiled

Plans to redevelop former Scottish Widows headquarters unveiled

The capital investment is expected to be in excess of £100m, with around 200 flats planned alongside a modernised office space

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Martin Lewis fan explains how they tracked down lost pension worth £39,000

The MoneySavingExpert reader, known only as Lance, said the money was in a Scottish Widows account from “years ago” - and he never imagined he would've had £39,000 sitting there

Edinburgh Scottish Widows site could be transformed into 200 new homes

Once a large office space for the pensions company, the site was completely cleared out in 2020, with many across the city waiting to hear what would be done with it.

The Independent UK

Households’ financial wellbeing ‘at lowest point in two years’

Nearly three-quarters of people who accumulated lockdown savings expect to dip into them in the next 12 months, Scottish Widows said.

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