The Changing World of Pensions
Ros gave the keynote address at the London Pensions Fund Authority annual members’ forum explaining changes that are underway for UK pensions.
Pension firms at breaking point as systems can't cope
Ros comments on remarks from pension industry leaders that suggest UK pension firms can’t cope with customers queries after the latest pension reforms.
FT Pensions Expert: Eight Building Blocks of the Guidance Guarantee
The Financial Times’ Pensions Expert magazine published an article by Ros which outlines what scheme members should expect from the guidance guarantee, including the impact of tax, inflation, and the the cost of future care.
What must the Guidance Guarantee cover?
Ros explains the vital issues that need to be covered by the free national pensions guidance system that will start in April 2015.
Citywire – Altmann challenges FCA over annuity mis-selling
Citywire highlights that Ros has challenged the financial services regulator to explain its failure to require annuity firms to ask about customers’ health before selling them a standard annuity that assumes they have at least average life expectancy.
Altmann challenges FCA over annuity sales practices
StockMarketWire explains Ros’ call for the FCA to explain how it can justify permitting annuity firms to sell standard annuities to customers who are terminally ill, without even asking about their health.
What can widows do if they want a share of their husbands pension
Ros outlines some steps widows could take to help themselves if they are worried about how to share in their husband’s pensions.
Flexibility for pensions – more details announced
Ros welcomes the Government’s further details on the new rules for pension flexibility and explains what this means.
Yorkshire Post column – We need tax breaks for care savings
Ros wrote a column for the Yorkshire Post calling for new tax breaks to help people save for the looming costs of social care.
Modernising insurance thinking for the next generation – a family model
Ros gave an interview for Swiss Re’s conference on the next generation of insurance, calling for insurers to consider the benefits of selling to family units and engaging multiple generations together, rather than relying on intermediaries.