'Vigilance is key' in fight against pension scams - AMPS conference

'Damage is done at the moment the pension is transferred...'

Jenna Towler
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Progress on pension scam prevention is being made but criminals "always have their eye on the next opportunity", The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned.

Speaking at the Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes conference on 22 May, TPR's Anthony Raymond said it was a big achievement to have the government, regulators, Work and Pensions Committee and wider industry "singing from the same hymn sheet" but added it was essential to keep on the front foot. Raymond, the watchdog's acting executive director of regulatory policy and general counsel, said: "There is no point trying to sugar coat it, the damage is done at the moment the pension is transferred into the unknown. "However, progress is being made in policy and public apprecia...

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