Police and regulators need greater resources to tackle the rising threat of pension scams, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told, so the industry should also play its part in reporting all suspected scam activity.
Despite one-third of all reported crimes being related to investment fraud, including pension scams, just 1% of the police force is dedicated to investigating the offences, MPs heard as part of the...
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