Appoint a minister for scam prevention, government urged
The government should consider handing to a minister the specific responsibility for tackling the growing number of scams across the finance sector, AJ Bell says.
In the investment platform's response to the Work and Pensions Committee's (WPC) inquiry into scams, senior technical consultant Rachel Vahey said the evolving nature of scams and subsequent social impact...
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The scam ‘epidemic’ across the pensions industry needs better government intervention in the form of a specifically appointed minister, AJ Bell has reiterated.
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