Ros Altmann

3 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Ros Altmann

The UK care system is the biggest social policy failure of modern times. With the aging population and rising care costs, reforms were long overdue years ago. Yet, as the baby boomers are already in retirement, the system still retains all the old injustices – and some new ones - that were highlighted by past reviews and Commission inquiries. After years of promising radical reform, waiting, hoping and even legislating for significant changes, we are back to square one.

3 weeks ago | pensionsandsavings.com | Ros Altmann

Government is right to want to boost pension investment in UK growth assets.  Investing in quoted companies, including undervalued investment trusts specialising in alternative energy, could also boost growth and deliver good returns.  Conclusions on Mansion House 2:The Government’s aim of reviving the once-strong UK domestic investment base to support our businesses and invest in long-term growth projects to benefit Britain is absolutely right.

3 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Ros Altmann

For some time, it has seemed that pensioners are at the bottom of the Government’s policy priority list. The recent announcement that social care reform – so desperately needed by most elderly and disabled people – has been kicked into the long grass again. After removing winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners who struggle to make ends meet, this latest development is very troubling. The UK care system is the biggest social policy failure of modern times.

4 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Ros Altmann

The Union Jack flag flies above the Houses of Parliament in Westminster The Government rightly wants to boost British growth and urgently needs new investment in infrastructure, housing and start-up companies. But, with a massive budget deficit, who will fund all this? Well, why not harness the power of our pension funds? Every year, over £70bn is spent on tax reliefs for our pensions.

4 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ros Altmann

Since the 1980s and 1990s, UK pension funds have cut their UK equity allocations from around half, to under 5pc. In international comparisons, other major countries invest far more than us in their home markets. In other words, British pension funds have given a huge vote of "no confidence" in Britain. How can we expect to attract overseas investors or strengthen our growth potential, if our own institutions do not believe in our markets or assets?