All fraud articles – Page 8
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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.
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Industry calls for regulatory speed and stronger approach to scams
The pensions industry has voiced concerns over regulatory weaknesses and a lack of urgency when tackling scams and regulating defined benefit to defined contribution transfers.
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TPR suspends trustee after fraud investigation launched
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has suspended a pension scheme trustee after detectives launched a fraud investigation.
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OpinionCarillion's post-mortem
It is not unusual for Work and Pensions Committee chair Frank Field to show off an impressive vocabulary when launching a salvo against political and personal foes. But even by his standards, the imagery used to put to bed the failed outsourcer Carillion has taken a turn for the macabre.
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Blocking dodgy transfers could stop scams, say trustees
Only a restriction of the statutory right to transfer will end pension scams, the Pensions Regulator’s leading trustee company for appointments to irregular schemes has said, as it reported a marked increase in the number of cases dealt with in recent months.
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OpinionInaction on retirement defaults puts members at risk
From the blog: When discussing retirement pathways, the industry needs to ask itself two key questions: what is the goal of auto-enrolment, and what does success look like?
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Chatbots, GDPR and scams: Is admin in for a sea change?
Technological advances could mean pensions administration is about to become a lot sexier, but while cyber security evolves humans still need education if the industry is to protect pensions data and money.
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OpinionWhat could we expect from the regulators’ joint pension strategy?
How could the Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator’s joint strategy improve pensions regulation? Aegon’s Kate Smith discusses the regulators’ current responsibilities and the benefits of the watchdogs working together on certain issues.
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OpinionWhat the EU’s money laundering directive means for schemes
From the blog: New money laundering regulations came into force in June 2017, implementing the EU’s Fourth Money Laundering Directive and replacing the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.
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Cold-call ban needs hefty fines to work, experts say
The government's decision to speed up its ban on cold calls and emails related to pensions must be supported by credible regulations and deterrent fines if consumers are to be protected, industry commentators have said.
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TPR investigates schemes suspected of cold-caller links
The Pensions Regulator and police have begun an investigation into several schemes suspected of links to cold-calling activities; the police has interviewed two people under caution and arrested a third before releasing him.
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Third of adults miss most obvious scams
Close to a third of adults missed the most obvious pension scams in a survey testing people's understanding of fraudsters' tricks, and 79 per cent said stricter rules and checks are needed to protect savers.
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DWP response on scams and guidance 'light on details'
The Department for Work and Pensions has said it will "continue to work swiftly" to bring in a cold-calling ban, but commentators have warned more needs to be done to protect vulnerable savers.
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Scammers ordered to pay back £13.7m
In a case against four people, the Pensions Regulator has for the first time obtained an order from the High Court to make the defendants repay the funds taken from their victims.
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OpinionThe year ahead for the Pensions Regulator
Lesley Titcomb sets out the Pensions Regulator’s priorities for 2018.
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Four priorities for McVey's DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions got its fifth boss in less than two years on Monday evening, with Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle replacing David Gauke with Esther McVey as secretary of state responsible for the department.
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OpinionThe heat is on for a cold-calling ban
From the blog: Frank Field’s call for action on cold-calling has reminded us of the fact that despite industry and government agreeing that savers need to be protected from scammers, precisely nothing has happened.
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OpinionA cold call ban is not the most effective scams measure
Ian Neale from policy specialists Aries Insight takes a closer look at the government’s proposals on banning pension cold calls.