Encouraging People To Stay In Work Needs Policy Tweaks: Ros is quoted by FTAdviser calling for better tax support for occupational health and life insurance policies that can benefit older workers’ work-ability. (link to pdf)
My thoughts on today’s Budget announcement. Great news for pensions and a step towards simplification that’s long overdue.
Flat-Rate Pension Bonus Would Be Better Than Tax Relief: Ros is quoted by Polly Toynbee in the Guardian calling for consideration of a flat-rate 25% or more bonus for pension contributions. ( link to pdf )
Pension Funds Need To Support Growth: Ros wrote an article for Corporate Adviser magazine, calling on pension funds to use some of the taxpayer money invested in UK pensions, to boost green growth. ( link to pdf )
Government Should Utilise Pension Assets To Drive Growth: Ros is quoted by Pension Age magazine, calling on the Chancellor to ensure UK long-term pension assets are directed more towards projects that can boost growth as well as enhancing long-term returns. ( link to pdf )
Pension Funds Should Be Required To Invest In Growth Assets: Professional Pensions wrote up Ros’ call for Government to require pension funds to invest minimum amounts in growth assets to boost UK growth and long-term returns. ( link to pdf )
Ros wrote a blog post that UK Pension Funds should support green growth, infrastructure, climate and nature protection.
Lifestyling Is Not A Suitable Default Option: Ros is quoted in the Guardian calling for an end to widespread use of ‘lifestyling’ investment funds, which switch members into low return assets without asking them or assessing whether this approach is suitable for their needs – and has ended causing huge losses. ( link to pdf )
Great to hear that the Chancellor is planning to finally increase pension tax allowances.
The Irish News quotes Ros calling on pension providers to do more to attract people to pensions – try to make them ‘sexy’, they’re a great product. ( link to pdf )