Lifetime ISAs need urgent reform – or abolition. Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph warning that many people have bought Lifetime ISAs that were unsuitable for them and that the product needs reform or abolition.
ThisIsMoney website quotes Ros warning about the dangers of mis-selling that are associated with the Lifetime ISA as some people are suffering significant losses because the home they want to buy is above the LISA limit. ( link to pdf )
Nic Cicutti calls for Ros to consider applying to Chair the FCA in order to improve the regulation of the customer interest.
Ros is quoted in the Mail on Sunday commenting on the poor treatment of savers as banks fail to pass on the rise in base rate to long-suffering savers.
Ros wrote a comment piece for Money Marketing welcoming the new rules that require pension providers to be more careful about transfers and use of the new PensionWise service to help people avoid scams. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in This is Money calling on the banks to ensure they increase interest rates for savers now that inflation is rising and bank rate has started to increase. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted commenting on the need for better financial education for all age groups, with young people seeming to be concerned that older generations were taught more about finance. ( link to pdf )
Ros recorded a podcast for Financial Adviser calling for a Social Care ISA to be introduced and explaining why it is much needed.
Ros wrote a column for Money Marketing website warning about the need to consider protecting portfolios and savings against potential rises in inflation after the massive monetary expansion in the pandemic. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted by ThisIsMoney website calling for the ISA system to be simplified and reducing the numbers of ISAs on offer, so people can better understand what they should do with their savings. ( link to pdf )