Fixing a tax flaw depriving poorly paid workers of pension cash is not ‘cost effective’, admits City minister
ThisIsMoney article highlighting the injustice of Net Pay system. ( link to pdf )
Happy new tax year!
Irish News repeats Ros’s warnings that Lifetime ISAs should only be sold with advice – ‘advice is nice’! ( link to pdf )
How the pension age hike could leave legions with no income: Workers hit by illness see protection policy payments stopped when they reach 60
Women’s state pension age rise has many damaging consequences – Thisismoney highlights working women who lose insurance protection as employer policy is only to age 60. ( link to pdf )
Driving business with data: Revolutionising the pensions industry
Revolutionising the Pensions Industry by adopting technology – Ros is quoted by Open Access Government warning of damage to trust in pensions if data are not reliable or secure ( link to pdf )
Expert advice is important
Ros explains why expert advice is so important for later life financial planning – and the benefits of flexible thinking.
Ros Altmann: Pensions industry must help workers build up savings
Opinion piece in the Yorkshire Post calling for the pensions industry to help workers be enthusiastic about building their pensions ( link to pdf )
Make firms pay more in tax if they hand their bosses’ huge pension gains, demands former minister
Reduce tax or NI relief if bosses pay themselves much bigger pensions than other staff – This is Money article. ( link to pdf )
Ros Altmann: Amber Rudd is right to issue pensions warning – here’s why
Amber Rudd gets tough on bosses who fail to fund pensions properly – Ros article in Yorkshire Post supporting her decision
Brexit could mean more frozen pensioners as State Pensions of those retired in the EU put at risk– Government must sort this out
Post on Ros’s blog.
Ros Altmann: Govt bodies must promote value of advice
Government financial guidance body needs to help people understand the value of financial advice – Ros column in Money Marketing. ( link to pdf )