Letter published in Financial Times explaining why the proposed Personal Accounts pension reforms are dangerous for lower earners and the interaction with means testing must be properly addressed now.
Article for Saga website explaining the basics about Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs).
Keynote Presentation given at Henry Stewart Conference outlining Ros’ views on the Government’s most recent pension reforms and why they will not restore confidence or deliver a sustainable pension system.
Article written for Public Servant magazine outlining some expected developments in the public sector pensions debate.
Release expressing hopes that Government will be defeated in the Commons vote on providing fair and quick compensation for those who have lost their pensions, via cross-party amendments to the Pensions Bill.
Presentation to the Pensions Trust trustee Awayday in Leeds, outlining the history of the problems in the UK pension system and some thoughts about the future.
Article published in the House Magazine explaining what Ros would like to do if she were in charge of pension reform!
Feature explaining why Ros thinks the proposed personal accounts should not be introduced and that they are likely to worsen pension provision in the UK – and also may lead to pensions being bought by those for whom they are not suitable.
Exchange of letters in Daily Telegraph warning that the lack of proper consumer protection for the new personal accounts poses real dangers for future disasters and claims for mis-selling that may lead to another scandal.
Letter published in the Financial Times explaining that unfunded public sector pensions are contracted out of the national insurance system and that this is economically nonsensical, merely allowing public sector workers and employers to pay lower national insurance and passing the costs onto future taxpayers.