Article published in the Daily Express criticizing the latest EEU ruling banning gender discrimination in insurance products and warning that this will make annuity prices worse for most people in the UK. It seems to be political correctness gone mad.
Ros prepared a briefing for members of the House of Lords outlining the unfairnesses of the current proposals to increase women’s state pension age from 2016, in clear contravention of the Coalition Agreement and this does not give the women time to prepare.
Ros gave a video interview to FTfm’s Pauline Skypala reacting to the EU ruling on gender based pricing and other pension reform issues.
Press Release highlighting the passionate debate but lamenting the narrow defeat of amendments in the House of Lords that would have alleviated the plight of 500,000 women facing increases in state pension age of more than one year.
Ros explains why we need radical state pension overhaul to provide a decent state pension at least £140 a week for all, to revitalise private pensions, end mass means testing and be fair to women at last.
Ros blog on Telegraph website explaining the unfairness of Government proposals to raise women’s state pension age and calling for a rethink.
Ros welcomes the new independent inquiry into Pension and Savings reform. Pensions need an image makeover.
Ros was interviewed by Motley Fool’s excellent David Kuo on his Money Talk programme, discussing what has gone wrong with state pensions in the UK. Here is a transcript and you can click onto a podcast and listen to the interview from there.
Ros comments on latest ACA survey results confirming disillusionment with pensions and says pensions need an image makeover so people actually want to contribute.
Ros’ feature article for FT Financial Adviser outlining why the measures in the Pensions Bill are not enough to really properly reform pensions in the way we need.