FT Letter: Power of Pension Investments Can Stimulate the economy
Letter published in the Financial Times where Ros explains how using pension fund assets to stimulate economic activity is far better than cutting pensioner benefits or raising taxes.
Fiduciary Management – A new way forward for Europe's Pension Funds?
Ros gave a presentation at the IQPC Fiduciary Management Summit, outlining the potential use and benefits of Fiduciary Management for pension funds.
Yorkshire Post: How we can use our pension funds to build a better future
Ros wrote an Op-ed piece for the Yorkshire Post explaining the benefits of using pension fund assets to invest in infrastructure projects to help boost growth and improve pension funding.
Investing in infrastructure – a natural fit for pension funds
Ros explains why we need pension assets to invest in infrastructure to help boost their returns and the economy. Government should even consider underwriting some inflation linked returns for such projects.
Autumn Statement has nothing for savers
Ros comments on the Autumn Statement which contained no help for savers, but some sensible suggestions on using pension funds to invest in infrastructure.
Pensions in Crisis
Ros gave a keynote speech at the Institutional Investor Pensions Conference in Luton Hoo, explaining what has gone wrong with our pensions and reforms that are needing to address the crisis.
Trustees, Governance and Investment Manager Selection post-crisis
Presentation given to Institutional Investor conference in Amsterdam outlining Ros’ thoughts on past mistakes and future trends in pension fund investment and trustee investment governance.
Credit Crisis and Pension Funds – what now for LDI?
Presentation given to Goldman Sachs Pension Academy explaining how pension fund trustees could consider coping with the credit crisis and updating investment thinking for the future.
Re-evaluating Investment Risk
Presentation given to Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in London outlining how pension funds need to think differently about investment risk and recognize that taking risk, especially in equities, does not necessarily mean returns will be high.
FTfm 'Feedback' column, why BT trustees should not just switch from equities to long bonds
Article published in FTfm explaining why suggestions that BT’s pension fund accounting problems and long-term asset-liability mismatch will not be solved by switching from equities to bonds. More radical and broader thinking is required.