Retirement Account

Key strengths

Our flexible retirement plan for life

Retirement Account can help meet your clients’ needs to and through retirement with:


Backed up by our over 200 years experience & expertise. Helping you to provide long term support and advice to your clients.

It’s easy to apply or transfer to Retirement Account. Speak to your relationship manager or contact us to find out more.

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We are committed to providing you with all the tools and support you need and to help you identify business opportunities.

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Here’s 5 reasons why you should choose Retirement Account for your clients

  • A range of choices to help your clients achieve their goals.

    • Three ranges of risk rated multi-asset portfolio funds

              - established track record of performance

              - competitively priced with active asset allocation and regular monitoring

              - peace of mind - strong portfolio governance

    • Innovative drawdown solutions - our Retirement Portfolio Funds are designed to manage significant volatility. We also offer four Investment Pathways, designed to target various options at retirement.
    • Comprehensive range - in addition to our portfolio ranges, access to 150+ funds, self-investment options, lifestyling and portfolio management.  
       

    Find out about our investment options

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    Find out how we’re integrating ESG factors into our multi-asset funds.

  • Clear, competitive charging structure that’s easy to explain to your clients.

    • Clear and straightforward - one service charge. No charge for additional transactions.
    • Tiered service charge - simple to explain, better value for your clients.
    • Three core portfolio fund ranges - at only 0.1%*; 0.2%;* 0.4 %*, with excellent potential for growth.
    • No charge for drawdown - making it clear for clients that Retirement Account can be a plan for life.
    • Family Pricing Option - can result in your clients and their families potentially receiving a lower Service Charge than they would individually.
    • Linked Pricing Option - allows you to aggregate accounts in order to potentially achieve a lower service charge for new clients.

    *Total annual fund charges. This may change in the future.

    Learn about our charging structure

    Family Pricing Case Study (PDF, 219KB)

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    Read the Lang Cat’s report (PDF, 1MB) showing the impact of charges on the lifetime costs of investing. (Scottish Widows is not responsible for the content of this document). 

  • Working with Scottish Widows is easy - meaning you can focus on helping your clients.

    • Digital self-service and support - fast and efficient service.
    • Signature-free processing - for new applications and increments.
    • Dedicated telephone servicing - it’s quick and easy to reach us.
    • Case ownership - we’ll support you through every stage.


    Our online services enable you to manage your clients quickly and easily.

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  • We’ve been helping people plan their financial future for over 200 years, so we know what we’re doing.

    • Iconic Brand - well-known brand, making us easier to recommend.  
    • Sharing our expertise - knowledgeable and exclusively pension focused relationship managers.
    • Market leadership - taking the lead on important issues on behalf of advisers and the industry.
    • Industry insight - topical opinions and insight from our Techtalk magazine, Investment Perspectives and our new Expert Series of webinars and vodcasts.
       

    Benefit from our expertise

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    Find out more about our commitment to supporting your business.

  • Plans change, which is why we offer one flexible plan for you and your clients.

    • Multi asset portfolios - can be used in combination with other investment options.
    • A wide range of investment options - from our multi-asset range to self-investment and portfolio management.
    • Flexible income options - tailor plans to meet clients’ changing needs, including Drip Feed Drawdown and Retirement Portfolio Funds.
    • Designation by phone - verbal instruction can move clients’ funds into income.
    • Flexible adviser charging - ad-hoc adviser charging options.
       

    Flexible retirement options within one plan

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    Find out more about our flexible income options.

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useful links

Tools and calculators

Tools and calculators

Useful pension tools and calculators

Useful tools

Paraplanner page

Paraplanner page

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Literature library

Literature library

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Investment governance

Investment governance

Learn more about our robust investment governance

Governance

How we can help

How it works

How it works

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Retirement Account

Multi-asset options

Multi-asset options

Learn about our strong multi asset options

Multi-Asset options

Find out how to apply

Find out how to apply

Follow our easy steps to apply online

How to apply