Dalriada Trustees

Legal changes may be required to stop the "shockingly large" volume of transfers to pension liberation schemes, a lawyer warns.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has used its powers to appoint Dalriada as trustee to 44 suspected pension liberation schemes since May 2011.

Questions trustees need to ask when considering blocking transfers to suspected liberation schemes

A judge has ruled nine suspected liberation vehicles are occupational pension schemes, following a High Court hearing.

Naomi Rainey sums up the evidence presented in the second stage of TPR's hearing

Dalriada Trustees has expanded its presence with the opening of a south west office in Bristol to complement its services in London, Glasgow and Belfast.

Pension liberation vehicles are often set up as occupational schemes to circumvent the need for Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or professional trustee credentials, counsel for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has argued.

An independent financial adviser (IFA) behind a number of suspected pension liberation vehicles appeared to be "playing fast and loose" in setting up the schemes, the High Court has heard.

The Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed four firms to its newly created trustee advisory panel.

Naomi Rainey reports on a High Court hearing into the legal status of nine alleged liberation schemes