IMF is right we need Plan B – but that's not QE!!
Ros outlines her vision for a new phase of life, with people working longer but part time, as pensions have not delivered enough to support longer lives adequately.
MPC's academic attitude to QE is not working in the real world
Ros discusses why MPC member David Miles’ analysis of QE impacts are based on academic assumptions which do not work in the real world. Denying that QE has damaged growth and pensions rests on flawed analysis.
Retirement should be a process not an event
Press Release commenting on latest research from ILC explaining the benefits to society of embracing our ‘bonus years’ which can be the solution to Rethinking Retirement.
Bank of England right to put QE on hold
Press Release welcoming the Bank of England’s decision not to extend QE and suggesting that QE may not be working. The Bank should not ignore the dangerous side-effects of its monetary medicine.
Queen's Speech indicates no urgency on care reform
Press Release expressing disappointment that the Queen’s Speech only included a draft social care bill, rather than urgent immediate reform.
Endorsing open letter to Prime Minister on care reform
Ros explains why Saga endorses calls for urgent reform of social care in an open letter to David Cameron, pleading with him to tackle care reform with the urgency it demands.
Defined Ambition pensions – a good aspiration!
Ros comments on Steve Webb’s suggestions of introducing a new type of risk-sharing for employer pensions, a half-way house between DB and DC, but where the employer takes back some of the risks that have been passed to workers.
National Accounts figures for pension spending
Ros comments on the ONS first national accounts estimates of future pension spending, showing £7trillion of liabilities for past pension promises, with far more still to accrue, and a high share going to public sector pension payments.
Budget contains stealth tax for middle income pensioners but £140pw pension good
Press Release analyzing the Chancellor’s Budget and explaining the good parts and not so good parts
Budget analysis – the good and the bad
Ros analyses the impact of measures in the Budget for pensions, pensioners and pension funds