Pensions Ombudsman

Pension scheme members are three times more likely to be approached about accessing their pots since the Budget freedoms were announced, according to research.

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has directed Standard Life to reconsider granting a transfer request to a suspected liberation vehicle after a scheme member complained about the provider.

The Pensions Ombudsman has announced delays to its decision on upwards of 84 complaints related to suspected liberation fraud, claiming it is "not yet in a position to publish" conclusions.

The Pensions Ombudsman has revealed it is investigating 84 complaints about pension liberation.

The ten most common complaints investigated by the Pensions Ombudsman in 2013-2014 excluded queries relating to fees, fund switches and pension liberation, figures show.

Most of the 41 pension liberation cases currently under investigation by the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) are complaints against trustees blocking transfers to suspicious vehicles.

The number of pension liberation complaints under investigation by the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has risen to 41, IFAonline's sister title Professional Pension has revealed.

Pension provider Scottish Widows has been told it cannot reclaim almost £100,000 it mistakenly paid to a divorcee three years ago.

A pensioner who built up a pot worth almost £50,000 in a Virgin Money stakeholder pension has been left with just £15,000 after failing to buy an annuity before he turned 75.

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