Sorting out pensions and retirement
Ros was asked to write a Guest Blog for the Age Employment Network website giving her views on radical pension reform and the benefits of longer working lives. Click here to read the article on the TAEN website.
Turner wishes he had been more radical – so do I!
Lord Turner gave an interview to the BBC explaining that he wished he had been more radical and called for a resident’s pension and a faster rise in the state pension age. These are measures which Ros has been calling for since 2002 and radical reform is long overdue.
Yorkshire Post – if only Turner had been more radical
Editorial article written for Yorkshire Post, outlining the new views of Lord Turner and ruing the wasted opportunity of the Pensions Commission reforms, with Ros calling for more radical rethinking of both pensions and retirement.
Public Sector Pensions Aristocracy
Ros gave a speech at London School of Economics Pensions Programme seminar on the benefits of public sector pensions and the growing divide between public and private sector pension arrangements. These are the slides she presented.
Daily Express – Public sector pension costs must be exposed
Article published in the Daily Express explaining that transparency on the costs of MPs pensions and all other public sector pension schemes is even more important than the exposure of MPs expense claims.
Sunday Post – Without final salary pensions, can we afford to gamble our pension on the stock market?
Comment article published in Scotland’s Sunday Post newspaper, outlining the problems facing individuals in planning for their retirement as employers pull out of final salary pension provision.
Independent website: Have the markets ruined our presents and our futures?
Piece written the Independent newspaper’s website, explaining the problems of falling markets which have hit the future pension security of millions of citizens.
Tiscali – Top tips for pension planning
Ros wrote a comment for the Tiscali website covering her eight Essential Pension Tips – trying to help people understand some of the important issues involved in planning for pensions.
Press Release for MetLife Retirement Planning Reform Report
Press Release announcing the publication of Ros’ independent report examining the issues facing ordinary people trying to plan their retirement. Ros explains the huge risks and uncertainties they face and how the credit crisis has worsened the pension outcomes for millions of pensioners.
Citiwire blog – A pension fund is not a pension
Blog written for Citiwire website explaining that those saving in a pension fund need to know the difference between a pension fund and a pension!