What's wrong with the White Paper?
Article published in Parliamentary Monitor magazine explaining why the latest round of pension reforms will definitely not be the last.
Government's pension White Paper not good enough
Article published in aParliamentary Brief’ (Volume 10, No. 10), explaining the background to the UKs pension problems and why the latest White Paper reform proposals will not provide a sustainable solution.
Let's rip it up and start again' – Critique of Government's White Paper reforms
Article published in Financial Adviser explaining why the Government’s White Paper pension reforms do not go far enough, leaving the system still in need of a radical overhaul.
Examples of how loss of final salary pension on wind-up has devastated people's lives
Article published in Sunday Telegraph explaining why the Chancellor’s pensions policies could destroy our once-thriving UK pension system.
Demographic dangers for growth – Sunday Telegraph
Article published in the Sunday Telegraph, explaining how the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has squandered the benefits of favourable demographic trends and is leaving the next administration to cope with the economic dangers of ademographic drag’.
Financial Adviser comment – scandalous attempts by Government to deny occupational pension policy errors
Article published in Financial Adviser giving criticising the Government’s attempts to squirm out of taking responsibility for occupational pensions policy errors, despite the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report showing its guilt in this affair.
Concerns about USS pension fund
Letter published in Financial Times following John Plender’s article about the decision by Universities Superannuation Scheme to leave employer contributions unchanged, despite large deficit and suggesting that asset allocation can help overcome deficits.
FT Trustee summer school – Trustee investment duties
Article published in FTfm for their Trustee Summer School examining the demands for Trustee Knowledge and Understanding (TKU) of investment issues and using modern techniques to replace the traditional hopeful apunt’ on equities and bonds.
Article in aPublic Servant' Journal a New Thinking on Pensions'
Article published in aPublic Servant’ Magazine, discussing the future for UK pensions, trends in occupational pension schemes and flexible retirement policies of the future.
Money Marketing article on the effects of pension tax reform aA-day'
Comment published in Money Marketing outlining Ros’ expectations of the tax reforms for pensions introduced on 6th April 2006.