Tag Archives: Fraud

How well does Linked in’s fraud protection work?

Posted on July 17, 2021 by henry tapper

Grant Eldred is the Chief People Officer of the world’s largest law firm – Clifford Chance. I worked with him at the start of his career, he is one of the most professional people I have ever met. Do you … Continue reading →

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Open finance throttles fraud.

Posted on July 3, 2021 by henry tapper

  I am very pleased to see PASA’s online guide to countering online fraud. In writing that sentence I hope to explain my dilemma as someone promoting data sharing and promoting pensions. If fraud stops us sharing information, fraud has … Continue reading →

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PASA fights pension fraud with new guide

Posted on July 3, 2021 by henry tapper

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA), the independent body dedicated to driving up standards in pensions administration, has unveiled its Counter Fraud Guidance for UK pension schemes, trustees and providers. PASA is run by pragmatic , experienced and strong people … Continue reading →

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Must Britains be slaves to online pension fraud?

Posted on April 30, 2021 by henry tapper

In yesterday’s debate on Online Harms, I urged the Minister to act to stop people losing their pension savings through scams. The Government doesn’t want to tackle this in its Online Safety Bill. It needs to think again. pic.twitter.com/uU5CRBMpOW — … Continue reading →

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Keith Popplewell – Yorick’s sorry tale.

Posted on April 11, 2017 by henry tapper

Alas poor Keith .. I knew him… When I joined Eagle Star in 1995, Keith was the  star turn, an exceptional speaker, a mine of technical information and a bon viveur, Keith was a sales director’s dream. And like any showman, … Continue reading →

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FEAR+FRAUD. Does Geneva= Gibraltar? Are SIPPs the new QROPS?

Posted on March 18, 2017 by henry tapper

  This bog is about fear and how it can be used by the unscrupulous to frighten them into putting their retirement at risk. The unscrupulous fear-monger is the self-appointed UKPension Guru (Clive Skane-Davis) of Swiss Global Consulting; you can … Continue reading →

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Zacchaeus – the short-arsed scammer who came good.

Posted on October 31, 2016 by henry tapper

Zacchaeus -Remember him? Zacchaeus was a tax man who one day climbed a tree For he was short in stature and said he could not see And yet he had a problem, that mattered even more He didn’t see the … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a scam; lessons from Providence and Lumiere

Posted on October 30, 2016 by henry tapper

If there’s anything good that can come out of the Providence Group’s global network of deceit, it is that it is exposed and offers us its full anatomy. Yesterday I tried to lay out the anatomy at length – I … Continue reading →

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“Trust me , I’m a scorpion”

Posted on July 20, 2015 by henry tapper

I was born at 11.02am on 11th November 1961, according to my star chart ,the sun, the moon, all the houses and for all I know Planet Pluto are in Scorpio, which makes me a little worried. This is no … Continue reading →

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How safe is your workplace pension?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by henry tapper

The opportunity to improve pension fund charging. Let us pause for a moment and consider what we are buying into when we set up a workplace pension for our staff. On the face of it, nobody enrolled into a workplace … Continue reading →

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