Woodford-style debacle can happen again, warns the City
Financial News website questions whether any lessons have been learned following the collapse of the Woodford Funds and Ros calls for better protection for consumers
Will ageism get worse in the post-pandemic workplace?
The Financial Times explores the impact of the coronavirus crisis on older people and age discrimination, especially in the workplace with Ros expressing fears that older people will lose out significantly.
Jewish Care says 68 residents beat virus
The performance of Jewish care homes is highlighted by the Jewish News, with Ros quoted commending the way the charity homes have looked after residents in such difficult circumstances. ( link to pdf )
State pension: Tens of thousands of married women are being ‘short-changed’ to the tune of £100m, former pensions minister warns
inews highlights the problem of married women who have not received the state pension they are entitled to and Ros calls for an urgent inquiry to ensure married women are not short-changed. ( link to pdf )
What Horrified Fund Managers, Banks & UK’s Pension Minister Said About the Bank of England’s Sudden “We Don’t Rule Out” Negative Interest Rates
Wolf Street reports views from Ros and many fund managers about the problem of negative interest rates for pensions. ( link to pdf )
Will the state pension triple lock be scrapped to help pay for the government’s coronavirus spending?
Which? Consumer magazine published an article exploring the cost of the triple lock on State Pensions and whether it will be abandoned to pay for corona virus crisis. ( link to pdf )
Altmann: Ditch triple lock? A reformed double lock would be fairer
Ros’ views explaining why a double lock on State Pensions which included Pension Credit would be fairer and more efficient than the politically totemic triple lock. ( link to pdf )
Should you use your home to help out loved ones? Coronavirus crisis financial chill drives more to use equity release
ThisisMoney explains the risks of equity release loans and Ros warns that people need advice before taking out this kind of borrowing ( link to pdf )
Once again, care work has been exposed as the NHS’s poor relation
Ros is quoted by Polly Toynbee in the Guardian, calling for more attention to be paid to the financial fragility of care home ownership and consideration of transferring to public ownership.
Dismal failure in care home coronavirus testing has turned our most vulnerable into sitting ducks, writes former Pensions Minister BARONESS ROS ALTMANN
Ros wrote a comment article for the Daily Mail highlighting the failure of social care and the NHS to look after the most vulnerable people, elderly in social care. ( link to pdf )