The state pension triple-lock is no longer fit for purpose
Ros wrote a column for inews, explaining why the State Pension triple lock has outlived its usefulness and increasing state pension age to save costs is the wrong priority. ( link to pdf )
Pension freedoms have helped millions as interest rates rise
Here are a few thoughts about how the latest interest rate and inflation rises highlight the benefits of pension freedoms, which many have criticised unfairly in my view.
Overcoming Gender Pensions Gap
Ros was quoted in ‘The Week’ calling for urgent action to help prevent women losing out so badly in pensions.
Lord Mayor Hits Back at Criticism Over £50 Billion Growth Fund
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 )
Nearly half of women fear lack of funds in retirement
WOMEN AT GREATER RISK OF REITREMENT INSECURITY: Ros is quoted in Professional Pensions warning that women have been the poor relations in pensions for too long.
Nearly half of women fear lack of funds in retirement
WOMEN FEAR INSUFFICIENT PENSION: Ros is quoted in Professional Pensions about the problems facing women who lack confidence in their retirement financial security.
Ros Altmann: When will women get the backing they deserve on pensions?
WHEN WILL WOMEN GET FAIRER PENSION TREATMENT: Ros wrote a column for Money Marketing explaining that women need better pensions and too often lose out from policies that are stacked against them.
New calls to keep State Pension age at 66 due to life expectancy in Scotland
STATE PENSION AGE RETHINK: Ros was quoted by the Daily Record following protests in Scotland against raising the State Pension Age, suggesting deteriorating life expectancy could justify a policy rethink. ( link to pdf )
UK pensions: how to make sure you get the best income in retirement
PENSIONS ARE USUALLY BEST WAY TO SAVE FOR RETIREMENT: Ros was quoted in the Guardian explaining why using pensions to save for retirement is better than most other savings products such as ISAs. ( link to pdf )
Altmann: ‘Older pensioners must not be abandoned’
Older Pensioners Must Not Be Abandoned: Ros wrote a column for FT Pension Expert magazine explaining the importance of ensuring the very low UK state pension is fully inflation–protected.