Anthony Arter CBE has been appointed as interim chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) to replace Caroline Rookes who died in October.

Industry colleagues, friends and family are mourning the death of consumer champion Caroline Rookes, chair of The Pensions Ombudsman.

The lessons from the British Steel Pension Scheme debacle will reverberate for a long time but I wonder if the recent criticism of the regulators is just another knee-jerk response to a financial mess which could well be repeated.

A new report into the BSPS debacle has heavily criticised regulators including the FCA and TPR.