Breach trustees must repay more than £400,000 to scheme - EXCLUSIVE

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Three trustees were ordered to repay £411,000 after loaning half of the scheme's assets to the failing sponsor and making questionable investments in US property.

The trustees of the Asheridge Limited Discretionary Pension Scheme were found guilty of a breach of trust by deputy pensions ombudsman Charlie Gordon. He said the trustees could not rely on the s...

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