Transfer reg rise leading to capacity crunch for trustees

Trustees must not let deluge of other work lesson their focus on transfer-out checks

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Ele Lovering is partner and Helen Tabiner a principal associate at Eversheds Sutherland
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Ele Lovering is partner and Helen Tabiner a principal associate at Eversheds Sutherland

Ele Lovering and Helen Tabiner say the deluge of work must not lessen trustee focus on transfer-out checks

Against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis and recent volatility in financial markets, defined benefit (DB) pension scheme members are becoming more susceptible to pension scams. To comba...

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