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Tag Archives: scams
Should we be switching in the dark?
It’s not the headline you want to read if you’re a regulator trying to find a common definition of value for money. Nor is Pension Expert’s strap-line. More than four in 10 pension holders surveyed by B&CE said they would … Continue reading
Online pension scams are a daily problem and cost us £1bn+
Investor losses from #pension scams estimated at more than £1bn but fraud really isn’t a big problem, says UK Minister. https://t.co/EL76pP8JHe — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) February 7, 2022 One of the things that endears Martin Lewis to the nation is … Continue reading
Webb and Snowden on the state pension and scamming
We are hosting our first “Event” on Tues 3 August. You are invited to join our “All Stars” pension experts Steve Webb and Margaret Snowdon, for a coffee morning discussing state pensions and pension scams. Sign up to for free … Continue reading
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Tagged Margaret Snowden, pension playpen, scams, Sir Steve Webb, state pension
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Pension scams reported at just £10m a year?
The truth is that the FCA do not have a number for the amount that leaks out of the system through dodgy advice. The resources at their disposal to stop scamming are so small that they cannot even report on the proper size of the problem. Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, Blogging, pensions
Tagged action fraud, Clive Tildersely, FCA, pensions, scams
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Holding the thin blue line on pensions
1. The immediate threat of fraud The policing of pensions is a precarious business and the “thin blue line” is figurative. The police are reluctant , for good reason, to busy themselves in the complexities of criminal maladministration , prosecutions … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, Payroll, pensions
Tagged administration, Payroll, Pension Bee, pensions, scams
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British criminals, British victims, British pensions – why must justice come from Spain?
I should’t be having to post about this court case in Spain. This court case would have been avoided if those responsible for the victimisation of savers had been summarily dealt with by the criminal courts many years ago. It … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, pensions
Tagged Andy Agethangelou, Angie Brooks, Continental Wealth Management, scams, TTF
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Any pension publicity (is good publicity)
It’s that’s time of the year when we don’t know what day it is. Well, according to the newspapers, it’s PENSIONS DAY. pic.twitter.com/ehGyIRL43M — Alistair McQueen (@HelloMcQueen) December 30, 2019 A bad news pension story? Not for Sue. Hats off … Continue reading
“There is no justice in Guernsey, but men protecting secrets”.
Email from Niall Coburn to Guernsey Bailiff, in response to the Manita Khuller judgment: Dear Bailiff Collas, I write to you as former Head of Enforcement and regulator and lawyer who has worked internationally and attended the Trial of Manita … Continue reading
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Tagged Guernsey, Manita Khuller, Pensions, Royal Court of Guernsey, scams
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On our front door – the trial of Manita Khuller.
Manita Khuller represented herself in court yesterday taking on on FNB International, which she claims is responsible for the loss of a £170,000 pension pot. She is up against lawyers Carey Olsen , originators of the Carey SIPP who are … Continue reading
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Tagged First Rand, FNB, GFSC, Guernsey, Old Mutual International, OMI, PPI, Professional Portfolio International, scams
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“Degree-educated” most at risk from pension scams….
Higher-educated savers are more at risk of losing their pension to fraudsters than those without the qualification. That’s what a survey of nearly 2000 people told the FCA and TPR 10% of those without a degree said they would accept … Continue reading
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Tagged Degree, Higher educated, pensions, scams
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