Ros wrote an article for the Mail on Sunday warning that the new rules for Income Drawdown have resulted in another pension scandal, with pensioners being deprived of their own money just because annuity rates – which they never wanted to be involved in – have fallen.
Ros submitted a paper to the Treasury Select Committee inquiry into the Bank of England’s distributional analysis of its policies and concludes that its analysis has failed to analyse the distributional effects properly.
Ros wrote a blog for Citywire explaining that Steve Webb’s pre-Coalition plans for a citizen’s pensions have now been amended to retain the contributory principle for state pension reform which retains National Insurance.
Ros’ interview on Moneywise TV explaining the pitfalls for pension savers and the need to consider alternatives to saving only in the inflexible pension product.
Ros wrote a blog for Citywire highlighting that the LibDems’ suggestion of using older people’s pensions to fund younger people’s house purchase could jeopardize retirement security.
The Times published Ros’ article on why means-testing pensioner benefits is not the right way to cut costs of paying to pensioners, taxing them or increasing age-of-entitlement would not penalize savers and would not mean means-testing millions of pensioners.
Ros wrote an article for Moneywise Magazine explaining why pensions need to be more flexible.
Ros wrote an opinion piece in the Yorkshire Post which explains why Nick Clegg’s proposal to use older people’s pensions to fund younger relatives’ house purchase is not a smart idea.
Press Release explaining why Nick Clegg’s proposals to means-test pensioner benefits would be wrong policy.
Article published by ‘This is Somerset’ discussing Ros’ views that pensions need a new image, more flexibility and perhaps also a new name, to help overcome reluctance to save.