Advice crucial to success of pension freedom
Ros welcomes the first day of new pension freedoms but expresses concerns that giving people access to good advice will be crucial to making the reforms a success for individuals.
Express Budget Comment – No more rip-off annuities, a savings and pensions revolution
The Daily Express carried a Comment piece from Ros about the monumental changes to savings and pensions in the 2014 Budget.
Budget 2014 – Ros' Wishlist granted! End of forced annuities
Ros welcomes the revolution announced in the Budget for pensions and savings, with increased flexibility for ISAs and more pension savings taken as cash – she has called for these changes for many years.
Sunday Post – Time to give savers a break in Budget 2014
The Sunday Post supported Ros’ views that the Chancellor needs to ensure the Budget works well for savers and improve the flexibility of ISAs and pensions.
Altmann calls for end to low rates
Ahead of the 5th anniversary of record low rates and the start of QE, Stock Market Wire carries Ros’ views that rates need to start rising and have stayed too low for too long.
Five years of record low rates – winners and losers
Ros’ views were featured in Pensions World, explaining the winners and losers from the Bank of England’s policies five years on.
QE five years on – rejoice or despair?
Five years on from the start of QE and ultra low interest rates, Ros outlines ten reasons for some to rejoice and ten reasons for others to despair
QE has damaged pensions
Ros explains how QE has damaged both DB and DC pensions, but these impacts have been overlooked
FT Pensions Expert: How QE has harmed UK pensions
Ros wrote a ‘Talking Head’ piece for the Financial Times publication ‘Pensions Expert’ which explains the damaging impact of Quantitative Easing on UK pensions
Polish pension confiscation – how safe are private pensions?
Ros highlights how little fuss there seems to have been that private pension assets are being confiscated by Governments as economic conditions become tough and asks whether safeguards may be needed for private pensions