Coalition Pension Policy – One Year On
Ros critiques the Coalition Government’s pensions policy after its first year in office. Having promised to reinvigorate pensions and retirement, how has it done?
Pensions need a new image
Ros wrote a Chapter in the CII Retirement Savings Report calling for pensions to be renamed and for a lottery with pensions to encourage participation.
Barclays SmartWoman feature interview
Ros gave a feature interview for Barclays SmartWoman website explaining her views on the important issues for women to consider in long-term saving.
CII – Encouraging Long Term Savings
Ros’ article appeared in the Chartered Insurance Institute publication in which she recommends possible solutions to close the savings gap.
Radical State Pension reform proposed at last
Ros article published in the JC welcoming the Government’s proposals for a 140 a week flat rate state pension but pointing out that this radical state pension reform is not intended for current pensioners only those of the future.
Daily Express – Radical State Pension Reform at last
Ros’ article in the Daily Express welcoming the Green Paper proposals for radical state pension reform, potentially ending mass means-testing of pensioners, but highlighting that this will not apply to existing pensioners only to future generations.
Observer – Osborne ignores pensioners at his peril
Article published in the Observer, explaining that pensioners seem to have been near the bottom of the Chancellor’s priority list in the latest Budget, but that pensioners are a powerful voting force that should not be ignored.
Telegraph Expert View – Budget ignores savers and pensioners
Expert View column published in the Daily Telegraph highlighting that the Chancellor’s Budget contained nothing for savers and little for pensioners, with a cut in Winter Fuel allowance hidden away.
Budget Highlights
Press Release explaining the highlights of the latest Budget measures, with little comfort for savers and pensioners as they seem to be very low down the Chancellor’s priority list.
Respite for savers? – Will NS&I inflation certificates return?
Ros welcomes indications in the Budget that National Savings and Investments will be allowed to reintroduce its very popular inflation-linked savings certificates – which were withdrawn from sale just as inflation started soaring.