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Joined-up initiative to tackle pension liberation fraud (23 July 2013)

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Published on: 23 July 2013

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Table of contents

Original news
What is the background to this?
What are the key problems with liberation schemes?
What are the risks to consumers?
Do such schemes undermine the efficacy of reputable pension schemes?
Who is responsible?
How can a scheme be identified as a liberation scheme?
How have these schemes been developed? Is there a gap in the regulatory framework?
What is the protection for members?
Is criminal action against the scheme operators likely?

Article summary

Pensions analysis: Will pension liberation be the next big mis-selling scandal? The HMRC has joined forces with several organisations to tackle pension liberation fraud.

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