2010 predictions for pensions policy
Ros was asked for a quick summary of views on the 2010 pensions outlook.
The Future for Pensions and Retirement
Ros gave Keynote Speech at the Financial Times Intermediary Forum in London, explaining how we need to change pension and retirement thinking to address the pensions crisis.
Citywire blog – ending the pensions aristocracy
Ros comments on latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showing a growing divide between pension provision in the public and private sectors. She calls for an urgent independent inquiry to assess the situation. Here is a link to the blog too.
Daily Mail – The Pensions System Needs a Radical Overhaul
Article published in Daily Mail ‘Monday Column’ explaining why our pension system is not fit for purpose and we need a radical overhaul of both state pensions and private pensions, as well as retirement.
Sunday Post – What next for pensions
Feature article in Scotland’s Sunday Post, outlining the need for better and fairer state pensions.
The Observer – Pensions: We Need a Revolution
Article published in the Observer Business Section calling for a radical overhaul of our state pension system, making it fair to women and ending mass means-testing. Click here to link to the article.
Telegraph – Raising Pension Age
Ros commented on the Telegraph website about Tory proposals to bring forward the increase in the state pension age.
Pensions Week 'Rethinking Pensions' proposal
Pensions Week called for a 500 word proposal for modernizing pension savings. Ros suggests moving away from pensions as a ‘locked box’ and adding flexibility with a new model for lifetime savings – a LifeSaver account.
Guardian blog – public sector pensions will change
Guardian comment where Ros discusses the problems of public sector pensions and that change is inevitable.
Yorkshire Post: Radical Rethinking – the only way to solve pensions crisis
Op-ed published in Yorkshire Post explaining why existing pension reform is inadequate and only radical rethinking will work.