A cold-call ban for all financial products is long overdue but much more needs to be done – Ros Altmann
Ros wrote a comment article calling for a long overdue ban on all financial products and further measures to protect the public.
10.1% rise in State Pension was vital after State Pensions rose only 3.1% this past year, while inflation soared past 10%
Some thoughts on my blog about the 10.1% rise in State Pensions that some people unfairly seem to think was ‘favouring’ pensioners.
Pensions industry urged to ‘rise to the challenge’ amid CofL crisis
Providers should promote the benefits of pensions – Ros is quoted by Pensions Age calling on pension providers to rise to the challenge of explaining the benefits of pensions, not just the risks of inadequacy. ( link to pdf )
Exposed: The rapidly rising ‘stealth tax’ on our fuel bills used to bailout failed electricity and gas firms that costs cash-strapped pensioners hundreds of pounds extra each year
Ofgem needs to reverse rise in energy Standing Charges – Ros wrote a Comment article for the Daily Mail calling on the Regulator to stop the rise in Standing Charges which have been allowed in order to fund failed firms. ( link to pdf )
State pension to rise by 10.1%, says Jeremy Hunt
BBC website quotes Ros welcoming the protection for pensioners announced in the Government’s Autumn Statement. ( link to pdf )
Liz Truss says state pension WILL rise in April in chaotic U-turn after Tory fury
Ros is quoted in the Daily Mirror calling on the Government to reassure pensioners that they will be protected during the cost of living crisis with a full inflation uprating to State Pensions rather than continually backtracking on the promises.
Pensions set for bumper increase after Truss says triple lock is being protected
Ros is quoted by PA talking about importance of uprating State Pensions by inflation and how the uncertainty is damaging pensioners’ mental health. ( link to pdf )
An unfair pensions system for the lower paid
Financial Adviser quotes Ros calling on the Government to urgently address the problem of low earners losing money in #NetPay pension schemes, with employers choosing schemes that charge them 25% more than a different scheme would require. ( link to pdf )
PM’s committed to the triple lock Kwarteng tells fearful pensioners
Ros was quoted in and wrote a Comment piece for the Daily Express welcoming the chancellor’s announcement that the state pension triple lock would be reinstated this year and also urging that the poorest pensioners also need the same protection for their Pension Credit.
Were you a stay at home mum in the 1980s or 90s? You could be owed £80,000 in unclaimed state pension payouts – here’s how to check
Ros is quoted by ThisIsMoney lamenting the fact that it is so often women who fall through the cracks in pension policy and receive less state pension than they should, as well as being at risk of lower private pension. ( link to pdf )