Ros Altmann

2 days ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | David Ferguson |Ros Altmann |Darius McQuaid

In my last column, I fired a broadside at the pension tech market, lamenting how someone with £200 invested in their pension typically has a better experience than someone with £200,000.

3 days ago | pensionsandsavings.com | Ros Altmann

Pensions are key to reviving Britain – requiring pension schemes to invest at least 25% of new contributions in UK growth assets would boost long-term investment at no extra Exchequer cost.  Pension funds have abandoned UK equity markets. Restoring domestic investor support is vital to stem the outflow of good companies.

4 days ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Darius McQuaid |Dan Cooper |Ros Altmann

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Monday 23 June 2025. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. AJ Bell launches app-based advised platform Touch to tackle ‘advice gap’AJ Bell has launched AJ Bell Touch, a streamlined platform to help financial advisers assist clients with less money saved and have simpler advice requirements.

1 week ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Robert Holford |Ros Altmann |Darius McQuaid |Claire Trott

The government’s final report on the Pensions Investment Review outlines a bold vision: a market of fewer, bigger, better-run defined contribution schemes capable of investing in productive UK assets and delivering stronger outcomes for savers. It is a vision that, conceptually, many in the industry support. But our recent research suggests that, across the industry, confidence in delivery remains cautious.

1 week ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Ros Altmann |Kimberley Dondo

Ten years on from the ‘pension freedoms’ revolution, how have things worked out? In 2015, I warmly welcome the reforms. They seemed to offer exciting opportunities to radically rethink how people use their defined contribution (DC) pension funds. I still believe they were a brilliant idea, but sadly haven’t maximised the benefits of the new landscape. The intention was to give people flexibility to make better use of their pension funds to best suit their own circumstance.