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Harriet Harman is right - longer working lives are inevitable Press Release offering support to Harriet Harman for her comments about the benefits of longer working lives, but pointing out that policy needs to be changed to support this. The Times - Spend the 'bonus' years on work and play
Feature article published in the Times explaining that, as people live longer, saving enough money to support themselves in full retirement is no longer a realistic option - part time work in later life will be needed but this is good for people and offers them 'bonus years'. Click here to read the article on the Times website. Guardian Commentisfree - This Pension Plan is too Conservative
Rcomment where Ros discusses the latest Conservative Party proposals to accelerate the increase in state pension age, pointing out that other changes to our pension system are required before any such moves can be contemplated. Click here to link to the Guardian web page. Telegraph: Mandatory Retirement Age Must Be Put To Rest
Ros wrote a comment article for the Telegraph website explaining why new thinking is needed on phasing in retirement. Part of the solution to our pensions crisis must entail encouraging part-time work in later life. Click here to read the piece on the Telegraph website. Telegraph Comment: Mandatory retirement ages must go
Comment piece for Daily Telegraph website explaining why it is essential that people consider working longer, part-time, since pensions alone cannot deliver enough for a decent retirement of many decades. Working longer is good news if we can work part-time. More leisure and more money. Click here to link to the web blog.
Three Sixty
conference – New Thinking for Retirement and
Pensions Presentation given at Three Sixty's National Conference, outlining the history of our pension system, mistakes that have been made and the need to radically reform both pensions and retirement
IEA conference: The
future of the 'post-retirement'
market Presentation given at the IEA 12th Annual conference on the Future of Life Assurance, outlining Ros' views on the future of the 'post-retirement' market.
Guardian comment:
Employers cut pension contributions – dangers
for retirement Guardian on-line Comment column in which Ros explains the dangers of a major pension company cutting its pension contributions in response to the credit crisis and cost cutting pressure. This will mean disappearing employer pensions and then disappearing retirement.
Pensions in the 21st
Century Speech given to Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) conference outlining Ros' vision of a sustainable pension system and required reforms for 21st Century.
'Bonus Years'
- FT letter about longer working
lives Letter published in the Financial Times explaining that policy needs to help people prepare for a period of part time work at older ages that can benefit them, the economy and society - the possibility of us all enjoying our 'bonus years'.
Solving the pensions
crisis Ros gave a brief presentation and participated in a panel discussion at the PMI Spring Conference, outlining why she believes pension reform will not solve the forthcoming pensioners crisis. She explained that state pension reforms are inadequate, while personal accounts may make things worse for many.
Scottish Widows seminar on Pensions
Commission proposals Presentation delivered at Scottish Widows seminar in Edinburgh, outlining Ros’s reaction to the Pensions commission proposals and explaining her hopes for a more radical approach to both pensions and retirement.
Savings Market conference - Radically
rethinking retirement Presentation to the Savings Market conference in London, entitled ‘Radically Rethinking Retirement, New approaches for the 21st Century’ discussing Ros’s views that we need to reconsider what we expect from both retirement and pensions, in order to be able to move forward on pension reform.
Letter on gradual retirement Letter written to Financial Times explaining why encouraging gradual retirement is a key element of pension reforms.
Moving Pension Thinking into 21st
Century Article published in 'Money is Changing' Special Report on Financial Services Marketing, published by Dig for Fire. The article examines the need to re-think retirement, reform state pensions and encourage longer working lives, to move pension thinking into the 21st Century.
Rethinking Retirement Article published in ‘The Tomorrow Bulletin’ discussing the Tomorrow Project report ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’ and setting out Ros’s proposals for radically rethinking the concept of retirement and introducing a lifetime savings framework.
Gradual
Retirement
Retirement
- a 'process' not an
'event'
Making Pensions
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