Pensions Ombudsman
Law and Regulation
Royal London has lost the right to block a suspected pension liberations transfer in a landmark ruling at the High Court, which could have far-reaching consequences across the industry.
22 February 2016
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3 min read
Legislation
PP looks at whether more could be done to prevent members from transferring out in the first instance?
08 February 2016
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4 min read
Law and Regulation
The pensions ombudsman (PO) has dismissed a complaint against Johnson Controls that they did not grant a member an unreduced early retirement pension.
05 February 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The pensions ombudsman (PO) has ordered County Tyre to backdate payments to a member after it found they were wrongly stopped.
04 February 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has sided with members of the Police Pension Scheme who were hit by a tax penalty when they returned to work after retiring.
13 January 2016
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2 min read
Appointments
Sackers has recruited Alasdair Blackshaw as an associate, taking the firm's total number of lawyers to 51.
01 December 2015
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Law and Regulation
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) Ombudsman has rejected attempts by a pension scheme to have £132,097 of interest on a late payment of its levy waived.
17 November 2015
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Law and Regulation
Three quarters of trustees and pension professionals think the government should scrap its restrictions on how often people can use Pension wise, PP research finds.
17 September 2015
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4 min read
