FT letter: Deflation dangers disappeared, monetary easing must stop
Letter published in Financial Times calling for an urgent end to quantitative easing now that deflation dangers have gone.
Daily Express – Public sector pension costs must be exposed
Article published in the Daily Express explaining that transparency on the costs of MPs pensions and all other public sector pension schemes is even more important than the exposure of MPs expense claims.
Sunday Post – Without final salary pensions, can we afford to gamble our pension on the stock market?
Comment article published in Scotland’s Sunday Post newspaper, outlining the problems facing individuals in planning for their retirement as employers pull out of final salary pension provision.
Independent website: Have the markets ruined our presents and our futures?
Piece written the Independent newspaper’s website, explaining the problems of falling markets which have hit the future pension security of millions of citizens.
Tiscali – Top tips for pension planning
Ros wrote a comment for the Tiscali website covering her eight Essential Pension Tips – trying to help people understand some of the important issues involved in planning for pensions.
Citiwire blog – A pension fund is not a pension
Blog written for Citiwire website explaining that those saving in a pension fund need to know the difference between a pension fund and a pension!
Yorkshire Post op-ed – pensions crisis worse than credit crisis
Op-ed published in Yorkshire Post explaining why the pensions crisis is likely to be worse than the credit crisis and lamenting the measures announced in the UK 2009 Budget which did not address the problems.
Planning for Retirement – You're on your own
Ros was commissioned to write an independent report on the problems facing individuals who are trying to plan for their retirement. She covers the history of our pension system, the risks of relying too heavily on the stock market to deliver good pensions and discusses some of the misconceptions of pension planning. Do you know the difference between a pension fund and a pension? Do you know what options are available on retirement? Can you afford to gamble your future security? All these questions are touched on in the report. Copies of the report are available at www.metlife.com/rp
Sunday Post – pensions and the budget: another missed opportunity
Article published in Scotland’s Sunday Post newspaper, explaining how the recent budget measures were a missed opportunity to sort out our pensions crisis and will not deal with the problems. Could this be because policymakers do not have to worry about pensions themselves?
Sunday Telegraph Comment – Without urgent action on pensions, old age will be something to fear
Comment piece published in Sunday Telegraph explaining the inadequacies of the 2009 Budget’s pension measures and the risks that millions will face an impoverished old age