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Queries
IBM Pension Services department - Tel: 023-9256 8164
Pensions Trust manager, David Newman - Tel: 023 9256 8046
Payment of Pension, IBM Helpline - Tel: 0118-9394008
Annual Report
The full Annual Report may be obtained by writing to:
Pension Service Manager
Mr Kevin Waller
Pensions Services Manager,
IBM United Kingdom Pensions Trust Limited,
PO Box 41,
North Harbour,
Portsmouth, PO6 3AU
Information is also available for Active members on the
Intranet website.
Registrar of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes
The Registrar's main purpose is to provide a tracing service for members (and
their dependants) of previous employer's schemes, who have lost touch with
earlier employers and trustees.
Pensions Schemes Registry,
PO Box 1NN,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE99 1NN
Occupational Pensions Advisory Service
Members and beneficiaries of occupational pension schemes who have problems
concerning their scheme, which are not satisfied by the information or
explanation given by the administrators or the trustee, can consult
with the
Occupational Pensions Advisory Services (OPAS). A local advisor
can usually be contacted through a Citizen's Advice Bureau. Alternatively,
OPAS can be contacted at
11 Belgrave Road,
London, SW1V 1RB,
Tel: 020 72338080
Pensions Ombudsman
In cases where a complaint or dispute cannot be resolved, normally after the
intervention of OPAS, an application can be made to the
Pensions Ombudsman
for him to investigate and determine any complaint or dispute of fact or
law involving occupational pension schemes.
11 Belgrave Road,
London, SW1V 1RB,
Tel: 020 78349144
Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority
The
Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA)
was set up by Parliament under the Pensions Act 1995 to help make
sure that occupational pension schemes are run safely and
properly. OPRA investigates and can take action where there are
breaches of the Pensions Act that could put at risk the security of
occupational pension schemes. It has a wide range of statutory
powers and sanctions including: prohibiting and disqualifying
pension scheme trustees; imposing fines; appointing new trustees
to pension schemes in difficulty; authorising criminal prosecutions;
and referring cases to the police and other prosecuting
authorities.
Confederation of Occupational Pensioners' Associations
Confederation of Occupational Pensioners' Associations
(COPAS) is a democratic, non-political confederation
of occupational pensioners' associations in the UK. It provides an accepted
voice for occupational pensioners to government, and an organization that is
a deterrent to any employer that is tempted by the substantial assets that
are in its pension fund.
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