A trustee has been fined £250 for failing to respond to requests for a pension transfer submitted by a fellow trustee of a plumber's benefit plan known as the TPR Executive Pension Scheme.

A pension saver who transferred combined pots of £100,708 into a suspicious scheme has been unsuccessful in unlocking his funds.

Trustees need to pressure their consultants into exploring the rewards of sustainable investing, experts say

The High Court has ruled that a top up pension scheme set up for four ex-directors of the Granada Group did not require shareholder approval to be considered viable.

Two-thirds of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are offering members the chance to access the freedom and choice reforms launched last month, according to research.

Most schemes are letting members take pots as cash but remain reluctant to offer other freedoms

Natasha Browne asks whether consultants hold too much sway over trustees’ decisions on pension fund investing

Expectations that low oil prices could trigger a period of deflation have been met after the consumer prices index (CPI) weakened to -0.1% for the year to April 2015.

More ex-spouses may seek financial orders to go after their former partner's pension as a result of the freedom and choice reforms introduced in April.

Only 1% of people have chosen to cash in their pensions completely since the freedom and choice reforms took effect last month, according to the country's biggest retirement adviser.