Professional Pensions magazine highlights the news that the Plumbing Pension Scheme has applied to the Scottish Courts to be permitted to use scheme assets to defend any challenges to its handling of the scheme assets and failures to collect past Section 75 debts from departing employers, despite statutory obligations to do so. ( link to pdf )
The Financial Times quotes Ros in its analysis of problems for Defined Benefit pension schemes and impact of ultra-low interest rates on pensions.
Amber Rudd gets tough on bosses who fail to fund pensions properly – Ros article in Yorkshire Post supporting her decision
Occupational Pension deficits are £190billion as pressure mounts on firms to increase funding for DB schemes ( link to pdf )
Ros wrote an article for Money Marketing explaining her ideas about how to improve the advice process for DB transfers
BBC Website highlights the situation with the USS pension scheme and member strikes – Ros comments on the inherent uncertainty of all pension valuations
Daily Telegraph ‘Pensions black hole – who is next in pensions time bomb?’
StockMarketWire – Ros says Carillion is a wake up call for pension regulators
Bloomberg News carries Ros’ comments on how Carillion’s demise shines a light on UK pensions shortfalls
My blog about PPF and Toys’R’Us deal getting £9.8m into the pension fund and sending signal to other employers that PPF is not a soft touch