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Tag Archives: Scam
CETVs; the flight from quality
Both the Times and the Financial Times report today on the anticipated voluntary withdrawals from Britain’s DB pensions through cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs). The FT, relying on Mercer as a source, estimate the withdrawals to be as much as … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, pensions, Treasury
Tagged CETV, contingent fees, DB, defined benefit, Ros Altmann, Scam, transfers
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Real money and real people need real regulation.
I am an admirer of Angie Brooks, though my opinion of her is not shared by Andrew Warwick- Thompson of the Pension Regulator. Angie and Andrew see pension scams in different ways. This evening I talked with Angie about … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Andrew Warwick-Thompson, Angie Brooks, Scam, scams, The Pensions Regulator, Titcomb
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Zacchaeus – the short-arsed scammer who came good.
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
Posted in pensions
Tagged Bible, Compensation, Fraud, Jesus, Luke, Scam, Scandal, short-arse, Zacchaeus
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I smell a (pensions) rat – what can I do?
An advert appeared yesterday on the Pension Play Pen Linked In Group.. If you’re in our Group, you can see it here The organisation – Save My Pension is offering a “route to market” with the message from its Director Danny Smith … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged advice, alternative investment, Employment, Financial services, Fraud, Gallium, Guidance, Investing, Investment, Investment management, liberation, occupational pension scheme, Pension Liberation, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pension scheme, Retirement, route to market, Scam
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Help is on its way.
For Britain’s flummoxed pensioners- help is on its way! Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged annuity, auto enrolment, CDC, Drawdown, DWP, ITV, Katie Morley, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Revolution, pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann, Scam, Tom McPhail
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Hyenas on the savannah
My friend is angry. For his whole life he’s worked for the Treasury, retiring this year. He managed the national insurance fund, helped set up the pension protection fund. Much about what is good about the state pension is down … Continue reading
Advertising UCIS on Linked In?
I have received an unsolicited email on Linked in I hope you are well. We have a limited opportunity for your client’s to invest in a UK Eco Park Corporate Bond for a 15 month period with a guaranteed interest payment … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Blog, blogger, Business, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Government, linkedin, pensions, Retirement, SASS, Scam, SIPP
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Block and delete – the only way to deal with “FROZEN PENSION. CO .UK
Today I took the unusual step (for me) of blocking and deleting John Adam of IM Consultants who trades through http://www.frozenpensions.co.uk and wants to unlock your pension to invest it in Brazilian rainforests and other investment scams. The disclaimer on … Continue reading
Keeping the vultures at bay (pension liberation)
This message hit my inbox this morning from the indomitable Angie Brookes A new campaign has been launched to warn people of the dangers of pension liberation and the fraudsters who are peddling this junk. Pension Life – http://www.pension-life.com – … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Politics
Tagged Financial adviser, IFA, liberation, Pension Liberation, Scam
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