New FCA rules have helped drive investors out of UK firms and hurt UK pension funding for infrastructure, renewables and housing. Read my blog post.
Ros is quoted by Mail on Line calling for the Chancellor to take the opportunity for a revolution, rather than evolution of pension fund asset allocations. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in Professional Pensions calling on the Chancellor to be even more ambitious for Local Authority Pension Funds to invest more in growth assets, infrastructure and small companies.
Ros is quoted in Professional Pensions explaining her views that the Government’s ambition of having 10% of Local Government Pension Scheme assets in coming years is only a start, more could be done.
Ros was quoted in Professional Pensions explaining why it is so important for pension funds to be used to help boost British growth, harnessing the power of our domestic asset base and the tax relief to benefit all.
Ros chaired a roundtable for Ruffer outlining important new thinking for the pre-retirement phase of pension investing, moving away from the traditional equity/bond ‘de-risking’. ( link to pdf )
Ros wrote a column for the Daily Mail’s ‘ThisIsMoney’ website, explaining why the pension freedoms have been a lifeline for many who would otherwise have locked into poor value annuities but the industry also needs to rethink its products. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph arguing that the huge BT pension fund should do more to support growth in Britain.
Ros wrote a Column for Money Marketing, explaining why pension fund use of bonds is not necessarily ‘low risk’ in a post QE world. ( link to pdf )
Ros was quoted by Bloomberg News supporting the call for £50m investment fund to help pension funds access growth-boosting projects that can diversify and improve their long-term returns. ( link to pdf )