Pension scams

Almost 40% of people over the age of 50 could fall victim to pension scams by failing to treat unsolicited letters as suspicious, research shows.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the increased risk of pension scams after freedom and choice takes effect.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has banned two trustees from practice after they took part in an £11m liberation scam.

Stephanie Baxter asks if the UK should take heed of the US pensions clampdown

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) is scrutinising a complaint related to a pension transfer that the member believed should have been blocked.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that savers will be ripped off in ways that are "perfectly legal" when they can access their defined contribution (DC) pension pots from this April.

One in ten pensioners has been approached by a fraudster looking to gain access to their cash, according to research.

Pension scheme administrators are set to come under greater scrutiny from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as it builds on its ‘fit and proper' powers.