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Waspi women were failed, but getting compensation won’t be easy

March 22, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros wrote an opinion column for inews explaining that WASPI women were failed by Government, but the Parliamentary Ombudsman recommendation for compensation for all will not be easy and may not happen The Mail on Sunday quotes Ros talking about the madness of EU rules being applied to disadvantage only UK investment companies – no other country is misleading investors like this with exaggerated charges figures that have undermined UK markets. (link to pdf)

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Waspi women report is damning and DWP must apologise, says ROS ALTMANN

March 22, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros wrote a Comment article for Daily Mail ThisisMoney commenting on the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report finding maladministration and sympathising with those who lost out significantly as a result of being misled or not informed about rising state pension age. ( link to pdf )

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I fear Waspi women are going to be deeply disappointed

March 21, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros wrote a Comment article for the Daily Telegraph about the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report which found that WASPI women were wronged by the DWP and should receive an apology plus compensation. (link to pdf)

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Most Waspi women still won’t receive any compensation despite critical report

March 21, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros is quoted in inews explaining that, despite the damning Parliamentary Ombudsman report, Parliament may still decide that most WASPI women will receive no compensation for maladministration.

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Ros On Andrew Marr About The PHSO Report

March 21, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros was interviewed on the LBC Andrew Marr show discussing the possibility of compensation for WASPI women, following the Parliamentary Ombudsman report.

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EXCLUSIVECity bosses tell Chancellor: Our investments are crippled by the EU’s £7bn savings bombshell

March 17, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros is quoted in ThisIsMoney calling for urgent action to address the crisis in the investment company sector, partly caused by regulatory overkill. (link to pdf)

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Nationwide under fire from customers who are demanding a ‘say’

March 17, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros is quoted in Birmingham Live expressing the view that the members of the Nationwide Building Society would expect that the mutual ownership structure should mean they have a vote on the takeover of Virgin Money (formerly Northern Rock!) ( link to pdf )

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More older job-seekers hit the employment market

March 12, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros is quoted in the Jewish Chronicle calling for more action to help older jobseekers who can be left languishing for too long. ( link to pdf )

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Industry backs House of Lords call to reform ‘misleading’ investment trust cost disclosure

March 11, 2024 Ros Altmann

Ros is quoted in Investment Week reports that more of the industry is urgently backing Ros’ Private Members Bill to ensure cost disclosure regulations for investment trusts is urgently reformed.

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Cost disclosure campaign steps up calls for trusts to be removed from AIFMD

March 10, 2024 Ros Altmann

Portfolio Adviser writes about Investment Trust cost disclosures being featured in a letter to the Times, signed by Ros, Baroness Bowles, Lord Davies of Brixton and John Baron plus 114 industry leaders who call on the FCA to urgently change its interpretation of the EU rules forcing misleading charge figures to be shown to investors. ( link to pdf )

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