Pensions Ombudsman

The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman (DPO) has ruled against the trustees of a defined contribution (DC) scheme that has not completed wind-up after seven years.

Mitie Group is consulting with members of its main defined benefit (DB) scheme over a proposed change to their future pension entitlement.

MP Rob Wilson has written to BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten demanding an explanation for the broadcaster's £2bn pension scheme deficit and questioning the stewardship of the scheme trustees.

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has ruled that the BBC Pension Scheme's 1% cap on future pensionable salary increases was not a breach of duty.

The pensions regulatory structure is likely to be reviewed in the next parliament, a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) report says.

Taha Lokhandwala looks at the on-going dispute between pensioners in the Airways Pension Scheme and its sponsor British Airways

Rachel Dalton says providers must put members in charge of investment decisions

Standard Life must pay a scheme member compensation after issuing misleading communications about the risk associated with one of its additional voluntary contribution (AVC) funds.

Trustees must be wary of compensation risk in divorce cases after a surge in the number of complaints to the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) about asset splits, a lawyer warns.

Rachel Dalton asks what happens when a contract-based DC scheme employer does bust