Worked at Salomon Brothers in London? Your pension probably still exists. The name on your payslip may not.

If you worked in London for Salomon Brothers between 1984 and 2003, the years its London company carried the name Salomon Brothers International (Source: Companies House, the company's list of previous names, read 20 October 2026), this page is for you.

What happened

Salomon merged into the Travelers group on 28 November 1997, and Travelers merged with Citicorp on 8 October 1998 to form Citigroup (Source: Citigroup annual report for 1998, SEC, read 20 October 2026). On 1 May 2000 the business bought the investment banking arm of Schroders, and its European operations became known as Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (Source: Citigroup annual report for 2000, SEC, read 20 October 2026). In April 2003 the London company dropped the Salomon name (Source: Companies House, the company's list of previous names, read 20 October 2026).

Why the trail is hard

Four changes of owner or name in six years. The scheme changed its name along with the bank, so the name you remember is not the name on the record today (Source: our reading of the government's pension contact register, read 20 October 2026).

Do I have a pension from my Salomon Brothers years?

It depends first on when you left. The law set a minimum, and a scheme could always be more generous than the law.

If you left after 6 April 1988 with 2 years or more of service, you very likely have a preserved pension, if you were in the scheme.

Sources: the age 26 and 5 year rule, Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 16, paragraph 6(1), read 20 October 2026, in force from 6 April 1975 (Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1973, read 20 October 2026). The age condition ended on 1 January 1986 (Social Security Act 1985, section 1, read 20 October 2026, and Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985, read 20 October 2026). Five years became two with effect from 6 April 1988 (Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 16 as amended, note on the Social Security Act 1986, section 10, read 20 October 2026). Two years today, and 30 days for money purchase service that began on or after 1 October 2015 (Pension Schemes Act 1993, section 71, read 20 October 2026).

The free official route comes first

The UK government's free Pension Tracing Service gives you contact details for a workplace pension scheme from the name of an employer. It has a limit, in its own words: "This service will not tell you whether you have a pension, or what its value is." (Source: GOV.UK, Find pension contact details, read 20 October 2026.)

With an old City bank, the name is the hard part. The name on your payslip is rarely the name on the record today, and a search for the wrong name finds the wrong scheme or nothing you recognise. Our free pension check starts from your own work history.

Former colleagues

The Salomon Brothers website runs an alumni page with a sign up for former staff (Source: Salomon Brothers alumni page, read 20 October 2026). Citigroup runs an official alumni network (Source: Citi Alumni Network, read 20 October 2026).

Groups on LinkedIn:

• Salomon Brothers Alumni Group
• Citi Alumni

LinkedIn asks you to sign in before it shows a group, so we give the group names only, without member counts. We found no dated reunion reported in the press.

Frequently asked questions

I joined after Schroders was bought in 2000. Is that Salomon too? The Schroders investment bank joined Salomon Smith Barney on 1 May 2000. Which pension records apply depends on your employer and your years, so tell us both when you order.

Is Salomon Brothers back? The Salomon Brothers name is in use again, with an alumni page. The old London pensions are a separate matter, and your report follows them.

Do you contact the pension scheme for me? No. We identify who holds the pension and give you what to send. You contact them yourself, and the pension stays yours throughout.

Is the government tracing service not enough? It is the right first step, and it costs nothing. It gives a contact for a scheme name you already have. It will not tell you whether you have a pension, and with Salomon Brothers the name you remember is not the name on the record today.

What if you find nothing? We say so in the report. The refund promise sits next to the order button above.

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