Member's £100,000 fund trapped in suspected pension liberation scheme

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

But Pensions Ombudsman (PO) Tony King (pictured) has ordered Omni Trustees, which oversees the Henley Retirement Benefit Scheme, to pay the member's transfer value into a legitimate scheme. Mark...

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