Unintended consequences of unconventional monetary policy
Ros spoke at the London School of Economics, giving her views on the dangers of Monetary Policy measures for UK pensions.
RPI no longer a national statistic
Ros comments on the ONS statement announcing that it will be downgrading RPI, and deciding it will no longer be a ‘national statistic’.
tPR objectives – should they be changed in favour of employers?
Ros responded to the DWP consultation about whether the objectives of the UK Pension Regulator need to be changed to increase its emphasis on employer affordability.
Consultation response on smoothing Pension Fund discount rates
Ros responded to DWP consultation on allowing smoothing of UK pension fund discount rates
Steve Webb right to warn on Solvency II
Ros supports Steve Webbs warnings about the dangers of Solvency II rules that may be forced on UK pensions by the EU.
Pension membership at record low
Press Release commenting on latest ONS figures showing pension scheme members has fallen to record lows, lowest since 1953.
Response to Bank of England analysis of QE impacts
Ros published a response to Bank of England conclusions that its policies have not damaged the economy or pensions.
QE forces UK pensions into 'death spiral'
Ros explains the damage being done to UK final salary pension schemes as deficits mount and gilt prices rise, forcing schemes to face a ‘death spiral’.
Relax the pension discount rate – current gilt yields are not appropriate
Ros calls on the Government to relax the discount rate used for calculating pension liabilities
Record deficits for UK pension schemes due to QE
Press Release commenting on latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund showing UK defined benefit pension scheme deficits are at the highest level ever and PPF blames QE for partly causing the problems