Why the gender retirement gap still won’t close

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing issue of the gender retirement gap and potential solutions from industry experts.

Join us this week as Jenny Davidson, Scottish Widows’ intermediary wealth director, and Holly Mackay, founder and chief executive of Boring Money, discuss the persistent issue of the gender retirement gap and how the industry can continue to tackle it; how simplified advice might help; and what advisers can do to boost client confidence and engagement, with deputy features editor Ima Jackson-Obot. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments , pensions , regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guests: Jenny Davidson, Holly Mackay

Topics covered

• gender retirement gap
• financial advice
• client engagement

Keywords

• Scottish Widows
• Boring Money
• advisers
• client confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Scottish Widows, Boring Money

Places: UK

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