EB Associates used lead generators to ‘try and bypass the law’, ICO says
Company made almost 100,000 calls in a ‘significant intrusion’ without sufficient consent
A consultation on a cold-calling ban will be published "imminently", the government has said as it laid out plans for the policy.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the police launched an investigation over concerns savers were lured into poorly-run pension schemes.
Pension-related cold calls have increased by around 2.7 million since Freedom and Choice was introduced in April 2015, according to research commissioned by Aviva.
The government has set out detailed plans to ban cold calling and give more powers to trustees to stop rogue transfers. Michael Klimes asks if it is enough to stop scams.