EB Associates used lead generators to ‘try and bypass the law’, ICO says
Company made almost 100,000 calls in a ‘significant intrusion’ without sufficient consent
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has searched an unnamed business premises in Chichester as part of an investigation of the firm suspected of making nuisance pensions calls.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned the public to be vigilant of investment scams as Action Fraud reveals more than £197m was lost to scams in 2018.
The Treasury has launched a second consultation on banning pensions cold-calling, which aims to seek final views on already-drafted regulation.
PP research finds concern over direction of travel for pensions after rapid market changes.
A ban on pensions cold-calling will be in place before the start of the next decade, a Treasury minister has told the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC).
The frequency of potential scams in transfer requests declined three percentage points compared to last year, according to Xafinity.
The industry does not believe the government's proposed cold calling ban will impact on providers' confidence to contact members about the importance of savings.