DB schemes could be ‘doomed to failure’ by new funding code
Ros recorded a podcast for PensionsExpert magazine talking about funding problems for DB schemes if the proposed new ‘low risk’ funding code is adopted – plus other topical issues.
Pension providers need more powers to stop risky transfers – report
Aberdeen Evening Express quotes Ros calling on Government to give pension providers better powers to stop risky pension transfers.
Former Pensions Minister to demand Government extends exemption from council tax that bereaved families receive on inherited properties for relatives unable to sell during pandemic
Ros is quoted by the Mail on Sunday calling on Government to step in to help bereaved relatives unable to sell inherited retirement properties who are forced to pay penalty council tax bills. ( link to pdf )
Ros Altmann on Pension Stripping (and much more)
Ros writes on AgeWage blog about the campaign for pensions justice which saw 140,000 workers and their families
Covid-19 forces rising numbers of over-50s women to retire early
Ros is quoted by Interactive Investor explaining that many older women are being forced into retirement by Covid 19 fallout. ( link to pdf )
Why Pensions are Vital to Reward
Ros published an article in Reward Strategy magazine, explaining why pensions are so vital to the strategy for staff remuneration – and latest changes being considered.
Ros Altmann: Everyone should have free basic care
Ros calls for free basic social care in her Money Marketing column. ( link to pdf )
Thousands of grieving relatives call for action to make closing accounts easier
Ros calls for a parallel ‘Tell Us Once’ service for bereaved families to notify private companies of a loved ones death. Govt Departments have this service and it saves hassle and heartache. Settld is trying to persuade private firms to sign up – let’s hope they do. ( link to pdf )
Stop treating social care as political football; here are six tests – Ros Altmann
Ros wrote a Comment article for Yorkshire Post calling for radical social care reform, rather than using the issue as a political football. ( link to pdf )
Coronavirus crisis: Safety alerts from care home staff soar 66%
Daily Express quoted Ros commenting on worrying sharp rise in complaints by care staff about safety in the Covid-19 crisis. Expecting care homes to act like hospitals is unreasonable, forcing them to try to do so without adequate PPE or medical staff is a recipe for disaster.