Pensions Ombudsman update
21 September 2016
21 September 2016
Pinsent Masons has produced an interesting briefing about Pensions Ombudsman news and determinations.
Topics included in this edition are:
- Considering an application for ill-health early retirement
- Due diligence required on transferring out
- Retiring on the basis of an incorrect retirement benefits statement
- No maladministration where a member is 'forced' into deferred status because of business sale
- Retiring on the basis of incorrect retirement benefit quotations
- Justifying exercising discretion
- Disagreement on level of transferred benefits
- Loss of enhanced redundancy terms on opting-out
The full update can read on Pensions Matter at Pinsent Masons.