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Greater powers are needed to halt ‘scam’ pension transfers

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Published on: 11 November 2020
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LNB News 11/11/2020

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Issue Date: 11 November 2020

Published Date: 11 November 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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78 per cent of retirement savers agree that pension providers should be able to stop a pension transfer if fraud is suspected, according to research for The People’s Pension, conducted by YouGov.

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