Call for action as rise in energy costs in UK like ‘heart attack’ for a family budget
The Sunday Express quotes Ros warning that the sudden surge in inflation is like a heart attack for low income/pensioner family budgets. ( link to pdf )
Savers paid just a fraction of the interest rates they got when base rate was last 0.25%: We reveal how banks are cashing in from the £2.7bn savings robbery
Ros is quoted in the Mail on Sunday commenting on the poor treatment of savers as banks fail to pass on the rise in base rate to long-suffering savers.
‘Don’t raid pensions piggy bank!’ Altmann slams Rishi ‘moving goalposts’ on pensions rules
Ros is quoted by the Daily Express warning the Chancellor not to raid the pensions piggy bank to fund pandemic spending. ( link to pdf )
Time for a crypto crackdown? As tempting bitcoin adverts pop up on trains and buses, some experts say they should all be banned
Ros is quoted by This Is Money Daily Mail website, explaining why it is important to crack down on cryptocurrency advertising and use. ( link to pdf )
Ros Altmann: It’s time to get serious about inflation
Ros wrote a column for Money Marketing website warning about the need to consider protecting portfolios and savings against potential rises in inflation after the massive monetary expansion in the pandemic. ( link to pdf )
Govt should consider one-year DB pension contribution holiday
Pensions Age magazine carried Ros’ calls to scrap the pensions Lifetime Allowance and consider a one-year contribution holiday if companies need to invest in their business after the pandemic. ( link to pdf )
Times letters: Hurtful narrative of intergenerational strife
The Times newspaper published a letter from Ros lamenting the hurtful narrative of intergenerational strife and calling for help for older people to find new employment, rather than writing them off.
Green and TPR urged to find solution for Arcadia scheme members
Ros is quoted by Professional Pensions, discussing the position of the Arcadia pension scheme and comparisons with BHS. ( link to pdf )
The Social Distancing Awards 2020: The Wellesley Grove Journal
Ros is featured by Money Marketing magazine in a Ken Pyne cartoon commenting that, in response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Bank of England has not just found a magic money tree, but a whole magic money forest! ( link to pdf )
What Horrified Fund Managers, Banks & UK’s Pension Minister Said About the Bank of England’s Sudden “We Don’t Rule Out” Negative Interest Rates
Wolf Street reports views from Ros and many fund managers about the problem of negative interest rates for pensions. ( link to pdf )