Proposing an Increase in the UK State Pension Age to 71 Would Bring ‘Misery’ to Millions
Ros is quoted by The Artist Journal rejecting a call to raise state pension age to 71.
Work until you’re 71? What’s the alternative?
Ros recorded a podcast for Sky News explaining why a state pension age of 71 would be so wrong and explaining possible alternative policies.
We’ve heard lots about what Labour won’t do, but here’s something they should: close the Tories’ tax loopholes
Ros was quoted by Polly Toynbee in the Guardian, suggesting that tax relief reform would be one of the options that Rachel Reeves might consider if she were Chancellor.
Top public sector workers to be shielded from Labour’s pensions raid
Ros wrote an article for the Daily Telegraph, explaining why it would be so wrong for Labour to try to exempt certain public sector workers from a reimposed Lifetime Pension Allowance – this allowance should stay in the bin!
Ros Altmann: Mansion House reforms need to go a lot further
Ros wrote an article for Money Marketing explaining the need for the Chancellor’s Mansion House reforms to encompass UK listed companies as well as unlisted investments, to help boost Britain. ( link to pdf )
State pension age hike to 71 would be a brutal blow to poor and ill people, says ROS ALTMANN
Ros wrote a Comment article for Daily Mail ThisIsMoney, explaining why it would be so damaging to vulnerable groups to increase state pension age to 71. ( link to pdf )
12 reasons why raising State Pension Age to 71 should be unconscionable
Read this on my blog.
My comments on new DB Funding Code for occupational pensions
Here are my thoughts on the DWP’s proposals to reform the funding of Defined Benefit pension schemes. Thank goodness they have revised the old idea of just driving schemes to minimise risk, rather than using their assets to diversify into higher growth and higher expected return investments too. Read my blog.
State pension top-ups chaos: Huge sums vanish into DWP and HMRC ‘black hole’
Ros is quoted by ThisIsMoney and Daily Mail explaining that the complexity of the State Pension system and inter-dependence with HMTreasury, has caused delays in registering top-up payments and the DWP is trying to clear the backlog. ( link to pdf )
Pension Regulator guidance for unlisted investments adds huge risk, doesn’t support the UK and ignores smaller listed companies
My reaction on my blog to the Pension Regulator’s guidance, out today, encouraging pension funds to put more into unlisted investments – I think this misses great opportunities in listed small companies and also investment trusts which can offer great long-term returns too, with less risk.