Government sets out plans to crack down on pension scams

Michael Klimes
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The government has launched a consultation on banning pensions cold calling and limiting the right to transfer after a rise in scams since the pension freedoms.

In a document published on 5 December, the government followed up on its announcement in the Autumn Statement to get tough on pension fraudsters.  It wants to ban cold calling to stop fraudsters...

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