Three things we learned this week

DWP denies pot-follows-member will boost fraud The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has denied that its preferred option for consolidating small pots will increase cases of pension fraud. Last month, the DWP published proposals in which it opted for a system where small pots automatically transfer to new schemes when workers move jobs. However, Tim Middleton, technical consultant at the Pensions Management Institute (pictured), said choosing this model for consolidation will increase the use of fraudulent pension 'liberation' schemes. To read more click HERE Auto-enrolm...