The Insolvency Service
TPR launches probe into 'shape-shifting employers' dodging AE duties
Companies which have tried to dodge their pension duties by changing their identities are being "hunted" by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in a crackdown on non-compliance with auto-enrolment (AE).
Pension negligence lands boss with seven-year ban
An insurance company director has been banned from company directorships after failing to keep adequate records and provide scheme members with up-to-date information.
Trustee given 40-month jail sentence after embezzling £290,000 of scheme funds
A trustee is imprisoned after using employees' funds to prop up struggling businesses and buy a home for his daughter. James Phillips looks at the details of the case.
Insolvency Service issues scam warning after £202m of pension savings 'misused'
Savers are being warned by the Insolvency Service to guard their pension pots from investment scammers and negligent trustees as it winds up 24 companies.
TPR launches first fraud prosecution; Accountant suspected of taking cash from scheme
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched its first fraud prosecution into an accountant suspected of taking money from a pension scheme.
Frank Field to meet Insolvency Service chief over BHS pre-sale audit
Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Frank Field will continue his probe of former BHS owner Sir Philip Green as he prepares to meet Insolvency Service chief executive Sarah Albon later this month.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included The Insolvency Service disqualifying four trustee directors who were found to have mismanaged members' pension funds.
Four trustee directors banned after mismanaging members' pension funds
The Insolvency Service has disqualified four directors of trustee firms from running companies for a total of 34 years following an investigation.
Pension-dodging 'phoenix' company bosses face disqualification
Company bosses who deliberately dissolve their company to avoid paying pension contributions could be hit with disqualification under government plans.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included the Insolvency Service disqualifying four pension directors from running companies for a total of 21 years for their role in the businesses' mismanagement of member funds.
Insolvency Service disqualifies four directors following trustee firm probe
Four directors of two trustee firms have been banned from running companies for a total of 21 years following an investigation by the Insolvency Service.
'Rogue' pension firms wound up for 'scant regard' to £21m savings
The High Court has wound up six pension and finance companies after they were found to have abused millions of pounds of people's savings.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included coverage of the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) latest working paper, and six pension firms placed in provisional liquidator after an Insolvency Service investigation.
Insolvency Service puts six pension firms into provisional liquidation
The Insolvency Service has placed six firms overseeing 15 occupational pension schemes into provisional liquidation after an investigation.
Chappell faces disqualification over BHS saga; Sir Philip Green spared
Ex-BHS chief Dominic Chappell faces up to 15 years of disqualification from running or controlling companies for his handling of British Home Stores (BHS).
Committees to hold joint probe of 'grimly familiar tale' of Carillion collapse
The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEISC) will hold two sessions to probe why Carillion went into liquidation.
Trustee companies wound up after collecting £3.5m fees from unauthorised investments
The Insolvency Service has shut down two trustee companies after an investigation found they had failed to seek independent investment advice, comply with their own governance statements, and adhere to regulation.
Frank Field: Insolvency Service 'has raised its game' on BHS
Frank Field has praised the appointment of a specialist counsel by the Insolvency Service (IS) as part of its enquiry into the demise of British Home Stores (BHS).
Insolvency Service shuts down five pension liberation firms
The Insolvency Service has revealed it closed down five pension liberation firms in its last financial year from April 2015 to March 2016.
What were the top pension stories this week?
This week's top stories were about speculation over a ban on defined benefit (DB) transfers, the Bank of England's interest rate cut, and the closure of advisory firm City Noble.
Insolvency Service shuts down pension liberation company
The Insolvency Service has wound up a pension liberation company which helped savers access their funds earlier than allowed, following a High Court battle.
Field writes to Insolvency Service and SFO about BHS
The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has told the Insolvency Service (IS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) it will co-operate with any probes into British Home Stores (BHS).
PPF publishes guide for restructuring and insolvency professionals
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published refreshed guidance for restructuring and insolvency professionals (IP).
Director disqualified for 12 years for £26m pension fraud
A former owner of Carrington Wire Limited (CWL) has been banned from acting as a company director after helping the firm's parent company dump its defined benefit (DB) scheme.
