Professional Pensions carries Ros’ views that consumers need independent guidance or advice, rather than being signposted to pension provider helplines. The ABI has called for greater help for consumers, which is right, but it needs to be impartial. ( link to pdf )
PensionsAge magazine reports on the Written Parliamentary Question asked by Ros, whose response from Treasury shows that over 1million low earners, three quarters of whom are women, have been put into workplace Net Pay pension schemes which charge them 25% extra for their pensions than if their employer used a different scheme.( link to pdf )
Scottish Business News reports on attempts by MPs to find a resolution to the injustice of good employers facing bankruptcy and destitution because they can’t afford to buy annuities for plumbers they never employed in a fully funded scheme that isn’t buying annuities. ( link to pdf )
MailonLine highlights Ros’ suggestions that people who are seriously ill or caring for others might be allowed to take their state pension early. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Daily Mail about people who are asked to repay huge sums because their pension administration system made mistakes – they should not have to repay but should be able to rely on the experts to get the sums right. ( link to pdf )
FT Adviser Magazine carries Ros’ warning that just increasing the taper threshold will not solve the NHS pension problems. ( link to pdf )
The Yorkshire Post carries an opinion column from Ros calling for the pensions industry to scrap the jargon and make pensions easier to understand. ( link to pdf )
Citywire explains Ros’ thoughts about the NHS annual allowance taper problems being the canary in the coalmine warning of the problems of current pension tax rules which are undermining both pensions and work. ( link to pdf )
Mailonline quotes Ros calling for pension firms to make pension statements easy to read and in standardised format. How about sending them out with a birthday card! ( link to pdf )
FT Financial Adviser magazine reported Ros’ comments about the political manifestos and praised the Conservatives for proposing to address Net Pay but expressed deep disappointment that they have not proposed anything for WASPI women. ( link to pdf )