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Pension scams are not new, but the number of pension scams has soared by 400% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tom Williams asks what is a trustee’s role in protecting members against pension scams?

The former trustee and chief executive officer of Yateley Industries for the Disabled has been ordered to pay back £250,000 he stole from the charity’s pension scheme.

The former trustee of a charity who defrauded a pension fund of £250,000 will appear in court today (4 September), one year after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) said it would seek a confiscation order for the funds’ return.

Chris Edwards-Earl and Stephen Richards offer some tips for those finding themselves under TPR's microscope.

Jonathan Stapleton says the Pension Schemes Bill is the latest in a long line of well-meaning legislation that makes it more difficult for employers to offer good schemes to their staff

Oversimplification must be avoided in The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposed revision of the defined benefit (DB) scheme funding code, and a third way might be necessary, the industry has said.

XPS Pensions has warned that mature schemes could see deficits double without a transition period under The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposed ‘fast track’ funding rules.

Both open and closed defined benefit (DB) schemes will be given the clarity and flexibility they need under the proposed revision of the funding code, says The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposal for a ‘fast track’ approach to defined benefit (DB) scheme funding regulation is being “used too broadly” and in danger of suffering from “mission creep”, says Aon.

Complaints filed with ActionFraud show a total of £30.8m has been lost to pension scammers in the last three years, say The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).