TPR pre-pack insolvency warning uses 'false logic'

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Lawyers have dismissed The Pensions Regulator's warning to investors that it will take action against firms triggering pre-pack insolvencies to offload pension liabilities from businesses.

Last week, TPR chairman Michael O’Higgins said the watchdog would not hesitate to investigate firms where “a weak covenant has been manufactured”. He told the National Association of Pension Fun...

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