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.
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
Call for evidence offers opportunity to end pension inequality for low income workers
Ros is quoted by website politics.co.uk welcoming the Government’s consultation on reforms to pensions tax relief that could help remove the injustice of forcing the lowest earners to pay an extra 25% for their pensions than they need to. ( link to pdf )
Govt launches consultation into low pension tax jigsaw
Money Marketing highlights Ros welcoming the Government’s consultation on the treatment of low earners in Net Pay pension schemes and the urgency of addressing the problem that affects more than a million women. ( link to pdf )
Six MORE elderly women were underpaid a total of £22k in state pension! DWP refuses to reveal what it’s doing to fix huge blunder which could affect many elderly savers
ThisIsMoney has highlighted the problem faced by many women who were underpaid their State Pension for years but are not always receiving compensation. Ros is quoted explaining that these women are often the poorest pensioners and need every penny. ( link to pdf )
Beware: Lockdown offers a way in for all kinds of scammers
The Scotsman newspaper highlights the problem of pension scams, quoting Ros’ concerns about the coronavirus lockdown leaving more people at risk. ( link to pdf )
How to avoid falling for a coronavirus scam
The North West Evening Mail gives tips on how to avoid scams during the coronavirus lockdown. (Subscription needed to view.)
Plumbing Pensions seeks approval to fund legal battles for s75 non-payments
Professional Pensions magazine highlights the news that the Plumbing Pension Scheme has applied to the Scottish Courts to be permitted to use scheme assets to defend any challenges to its handling of the scheme assets and failures to collect past Section 75 debts from departing employers, despite statutory obligations to do so. ( link to pdf )
Parliamentary group launches to step up action on pension scams
Professional Adviser magazine outlines the plans for a new All Party Parliamentary Group on Pension Scams, aimed at helping to combat the growing scam scourge. ( link to pdf )
Spring Budget 2020: Govt confirms review into net pay anomaly
Ros welcomes the Spring Budget announcement that there will be a review into the Net Pay scandal and Pensions Age reports on this. ( link to pdf )