Henry Tapper comments on Ros Altmann's surprise appointment as pensions minister and warns 'she knows where the bodies are buried' in fund management
This election was brutal. Gregg McClymont knew his fate but Steve Webb's defeat was a shock to us all - sadly electors don't wear pension goggles. Just as we were resigning ourselves to business as usual, David Cameron announced Ros Altmann's appointment (after Twitter of rumours about David Gauke). It was as surprising as the Conservative majority. Altmann has for 20 years campaigned for people forgotten by the system. We have become so familiar with her being the ‘dissenting voice' that her inclusion in government seems shocking. Related reading: (Unelected) Ros Altmann takes c...
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