Financial Adviser feature discussing expected Government pension proposals
Feature article written for Financial Adviser assessing the expected pension reforms to be announced in the Queen’s speech in Parliament.
Feature article on annuities for Corporate Adviser magazine
Article published in Corporate Adviser magazine, discussing some of the shortcomings of the current annuity market and how ineffective the open market option is in practice.
Pensions crisis – it's real and getting worse
Foreword published in aThe Pensions Report’ in October 2006, explaining the results of a the comprehensive survey of investor and provider attitudes to pension provision in the UK, highlighting that trust and confidence in pensions have been destroyed in recent years.
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.