Mrs Ingram says that Standard Life and Paterson Arran paid out the death benefit under her son’s (Fraser Wilson’s) personal pension policy without properly considering her as a potential beneficiary. The Deputy Pensions Omb …

Mr Price complains that Towry, in their capacity as the SIPP administrator, on receipt of his transfer instructions in December 2009, allegedly failed to make him aware that as a small proportion of the SIPP assets had been invested in a hedg …

Mr Duffy has complained that the pension he received, when he was made redundant, in respect of his pre-2003 pensionable service has been reduced despite being subject to TUPE protection. He submits that the Scheme Rules were not properly amended in …

Ms Picano’s complaint is that she was wrongly advised that her ill-health early retirement (IHER) pension would not be affected if she undertook some part-time teaching. The Pensions Ombudsman …

Mr Halford complains that due to maladministration Hertfordshire County Council, the administering authority, and Serco Pensions, the administrators of the Scheme, failed to pay him a partner’s pension. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The com …

Mr Henderson has complained that his injury benefit has been reduced from a Band 4 award to a Band 1 award following a review. He asserts that the medical appeal board incorrectly revisited the cause of his injury and introduced an element of apportionment. Mr Henderson has also complained t …

Mr Hughes disagrees with the date from which the Council awarded him an ill-health early retirement pension (IHER) He says the IHER pension should be backdated to the date his employment was terminated and therefore have been granted under Regulation 27 rather than f …

The Applicants say that Rowanmoor Group Plc, trading as Rowanmoor Pensions, has delayed the processing of a fund switch request and as a result a financial loss has been caused. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against Rowanmoor because …

As the Scheme was being wound up, Origen sent Mr Barrie forms to transfer his Scheme benefits from Clerical Medical to Scottish Widows. Having returned the completed forms, Mr Barrie was subsequently asked to complete a new set of forms by Or …

Mr Runham disagrees with the decision not pay his deferred benefits early on the grounds of ill health. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against NHS Pensions because they have not applied the correct test in deciding whether or not to pay Mr Runham’s benefits ea …