60 Seconds with pensions campaigner and life peer Ros Altmann
New Model Adviser asked Ros a few questions for their ‘60seconds with’… slot –about lockdown, Parliament and moving to electric vehicles! ( link to pdf )
Future of Retirement Income Masterclass hosted by Baroness Ros Altmann | October 2020
PENSIONS IN THE PANDEMIC MASTERCLASS FOR ADVISERS – Ros chaired an AssetTV Masterclass on Retirement Income during the pandemic – with three experts on the panel – Alistair McQueen of Aviva, Kirsty Anderson of Prudential and Andrew Tully of Canada Life.
Ros Altmann: Savers have been left high and dry by government
Ros wrote a column for Money Marketing about the need to encourage savers and ensure they are not left high and dry – perhaps with the launch of corona bonds through National Savings? ( link to pdf )
DWP set to make pension statements more ‘user-friendly’ and include size of the saver’s cash pot
Scottish Daily Record quotes Ros welcoming the Government’s plans to launch simpler annual pension statements. ( link to pdf )
Annual pension statements to become more ‘user-friendly’
Ros is quoted in the Aberdeen Evening News congratulating the Government on its proposal to require pension firms to send simpler, standardised annual statements so customers can see their pensions clearly. ( link to pdf )
Government pressed to adopt ‘pension bonus’ plan to end the unfair penalty that hits low paid workers
Ros is quoted by This is Money explaining that the Government needs to act urgently to ensure the lowest paid are not forced to pay 25% extra for their pensions – this should have been sorted a long time ago. ( link to pdf )
Pandemic takes toll on UK retirement plans of over-50s
Financial Times quotes Ros in an article exploring the impact of Covid19 on retirement plans and she calls for early access to State Pension if people genuinely cannot work any longer.
State pension age increase to 66 is a problem when Covid-19 has blighted employment prospects
inews published a Comment article by Ros calling for more flexibility in State Pension Age to reflect lower life expectancy and rising unemployment during the current pandemic. ( link to pdf )
State pension age hits 66 and set to rise further
BBC website highlights the increase in State Pension Age to 66 and quotes Ros calling for Government to consider allowing early access for those in need. ( link to pdf )
Let the old retire early, former minister urges as state pension age rises to 66
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph calling for a flexible attitude to state pension age that can help those who genuinely can’t work, or have no private savings, to have some state pension early, especially if they have long NI records