All fraud articles – Page 7
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Trustee who used scheme as ‘personal piggy bank′ pleads guilty
On the go: A Lancashire accountant has pleaded guilty to fraud after transferring more than £280,000 out of a pension scheme on which he was a trustee.
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OpinionMortality screening: What you need to know
We do not like to talk about death. Even though it is part of an administrator’s daily routine, it is a subject many of us prefer to avoid.
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Unregulated companies source of 52% of all scams
On the go: More than half of all scams can be linked back to unregulated introducers or advisers, according to research by the Pension Scams Industry Group.
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NewsNorfolk Pension Fund wins legal case against US biotechnology company
The Norfolk Pension Fund has won a court case against an American pharmaceutical company and the company’s CEO and board chairman, with a jury finding them liable for securities fraud.
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'Fraudster families' running pension scams worth millions of pounds
On the go: Organised crime groups led by families or married couples are running multimillion-pound pension scams, according to the Pensions Regulator.
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24 companies wound up since 2015 due to pensions misuse
On the go: Since 2015, the Insolvency Service has applied to the courts to wind up 24 companies involved in pensions misuse, according to the government agency.
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Pensions cold-calling bill passes through Parliament
On the go: Pensions cold-calling will finally be banned from January, after a string of delays in legislating against what has been a scourge of UK savers.
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TPR investigates suspected £18m pension fraud
On the go: Six people have been interviewed by Essex Police under caution in connection with a suspected pension fraud as part of a criminal investigation by the Pensions Regulator.
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TPR prosecutes accountant suspected of fraud
On the go: An accountant is to appear in court charged with fraud and making employer-related investments.
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OpinionAre you doing enough to protect your members from scammers?
How many people have been victim to a pension scam? We do not know because, firstly, scams can take a long time to come to light and, secondly, some victims will be too embarrassed to admit they have been conned.
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21% of older workers think they are too savvy to be scammed
A joint regulatory scams awareness campaign has prompted tens of thousands of people to seek information about pension scams, but more than half of 45-65 year olds with a pension still do not think they are likely to be targeted by con artists.
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OpinionBetter guidance means better retirement decisions
The choices available to savers at retirement have undergone profound changes in recent years. Most agree that giving people access to their own money is a sensible policy, but in doing so we have placed a burden on ordinary people, asking them to make huge decisions that could changes their lives forever.
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Treasury Committee scrutinises treatment of vulnerable customers
On the go: The Treasury Select Committee has today launched a new inquiry into vulnerable consumers’ access to financial services.
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Opinion
Advertising transfer values: trustee duty or danger to members?
When trustees at the Rexam Pension Plan noticed a substantial spike in defined benefit transfers out of the scheme last year, it seemed like good news.
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OpinionCombating pension scams – It’s good to talk
From the blog: In perhaps an ironic twist last month, Northumbria Police was found guilty of not doing enough to protect one of its officers from the risk of becoming the victim of a pension scam.
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Features
Trustees take more active approach towards transfers
Analysis: Since the introduction of freedom and choice in 2015, more and more savers have shown an interest in defined benefit transfers, so what are the main benefits and risks for schemes?
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NewsSchemes must play part in war on scams
Pension schemes and providers have been urged to increase member awareness of scam tactics and tighten data security, amid the revelation that average losses from fraudulent and inappropriate inducements eclipsed the size of the average pension pot in the UK.
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Scam victims lose £91,000 on average
On the go: The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority have launched a joint media campaign to combat pension scams, amid the revelation that average losses from fraudulent and inappropriate inducements eclipsed the size of the average pension pot in the UK.
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NewsOmbudsman’s police ruling highlights trustee duty of care
The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a police officer’s complaint that Northumbria Police transferred his pension to a new scheme without having conducted adequate checks or provided him with sufficient warning about scams.
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Communications essential as cold-calling ban takes step forward
The Department for Work and Pensions has taken a further step towards implementing a ban on cold calls related to pensions, but experts have cautioned that the delayed measure will not be sufficient on its own to stamp out scams.