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Mar 27
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Why the gender retirement gap still won’...

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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.



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