Are we doing enough to stop pension scams?

The government is being urged to legislate to tackle the rising problem of scams. PP looks at what can be done.

Stephanie Baxter
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As the risk of people being scammed has risen dramatically one year after freedom and choice, the government is being called on to take legislative action. Stephanie Baxter explores the options.

The industry has been dealing with pension scams for years, but the problem is getting worse as fraudsters try to capitalise on the pension freedoms. This rang true in research conducted by Citi...

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