Feature article published in Financial Adviser highlighting the failure of Government policy to stimulate more savings. The article explains that policy has only focussed on supply side issues (informed choice, stakeholder) but not demand (no new incentives, people don’t want to save) . Ros outlines the need for new incentives for both employers and employees.
Article published in FTfm, discussing the recent performance of hedge funds and what this implies for the future.
Press release discussing the findings of the Treasury Select Committee report on long term savings in the UK.
Press Release explaining why Ros does not believe compulsion is the best policy option to adopt, in order to encourage pensions.
Article published in Daily Telegraph on October 9th 2004, discussing the effect of the 2004 Pension Reforms by the Inland Revenue. It argues that these reforms could change the entire nature of pensions in future, turning them into a short term exercise for those on higher rate tax.
Article published in aFTfm in September 2004 outlining the differences in strategic asset allocation aims between defined benefit and defined contribution schemes and the issues trustees should be considering.
Feature article published in Financial Adviser, October 2004, outlining Ros’s suggestions for structuring investment options for money purchase and stakeholder pensions, with sensible default options.
Press release highlighting the implications of the findings of research by the Pensions Institute, explaining why smaller companies are no longer keen to provide pensions.
Press release discussing of figures released by the DWP, showing its estimates of numbers of people potentially eligible for the Financial Assistance Scheme.
Press release explaining that the FSA refuses to accept any responsibility for telling members of final salary schemes that their pensions were guaranteed, when in fact they weren’t. It criticises the double standards apparently being used by the Regulator.