I prepared a detailed commentary on the latest calls suggesting the State Pension is unsustainable. I hope that policymakers or commentators will recognise there are other ways to address the costs than raising starting age, cutting the amount or more means-testing. Read my blog.
Ros wrote for YahooFinance welcoming the Government’s proposals to ban cold calling for all financial products – at last! She would like further measures to protect consumers too, including joined-up anti-fraud regulations and strong public information campaigns to warn people what to look for. ( link to pdf )
Ros wrote a comment article calling for a long overdue ban on all financial products and further measures to protect the public.
Some thoughts on my blog about the 10.1% rise in State Pensions that some people unfairly seem to think was ‘favouring’ pensioners.
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 )
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 )
BBC website quotes Ros welcoming the protection for pensioners announced in the Government’s Autumn Statement. ( link to pdf )
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.
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 )
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 )