Pensions Ombudsman

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) power to fine collapsing companies which fail to pay into their contract-based defined contribution (DC) schemes is "pointless", a lawyer warns.

Taha Lokhandwala looks at how trustee boards distribute a member’s pot in the case of an untimely death

Tony King will take up a third term as the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) Ombudsman from 1 September, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

Naomi Rainey examines the ombudsman's ruling on the scheme's PPF levy

Mark Smith analyses the decision over limitations on the Ombudsman’s powers

The Pensions Ombudsman has ruled in favour of one of a pair of brothers in a dispute over a small self-administered scheme.

Contradictory rulings from the Pensions Ombudsman will leave trustees uncertain how to handle member complaints about errors in their benefit statements, lawyers warn.

The Prudential has been ordered to pay a member of its own scheme compensation after it processed his open market option annuity purchase at the wrong time, reducing his total purchase sum by £2,455.

Mercer, Aon and Blackrock must compensate a scheme member whose fund was depleted when invested incorrectly following an enhanced transfer exercise.

Here it is. The list of the top complaints dealt with by the Pensions Ombudsman over the past year.