Pension scams

Retirement

Pension transfer values end volatile year 8% up; scam 'red flags' at record high

‘Substantial volatility’

clock 19 January 2021 • 1 min read

Retirement

Claire Trott: New year, new scams

Avoiding the traps

clock 06 January 2021 • 4 min read

Regulation

FCA identifies 30,000 instances of unregulated activity in last 12 months

Calls for more cash to fund scam prevention campaigns

clock 06 January 2021 • 3 min read

Pensions

'Take the pledge': Regulator urges united front on pension scams

Public commitment

clock 10 November 2020 • 3 min read

Pensions

XPS launches pension scam tracker as cases 'spike' during lockdown

Part of its Transfer Watch tracker

clock 17 September 2020 • 2 min read

Retirement

TPR needs power to halt suspected fraudulent transfers, report urges

13 providers targeted

clock 07 September 2020 • 2 min read

Retirement

WPC chairman to seek transfer pause where scams suspected

Calls for scam enquiry

clock 26 June 2020 • 2 min read

Pensions

Pension scam victims 'lose 22 years of savings in 24 hours'

Pension pot loss of £82,000

clock 07 November 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

Investment fraud reports surge to more than 8,000 so far this year

More than 8,000 investment fraud reports have been made so far this year, more than double the amount in the same period last year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

clock 15 August 2019 • 2 min read

Retirement

Five million pension savers at risk of falling prey to scammers

23% would discuss pension with cold caller

clock 06 August 2019 • 2 min read