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Regulator opens criminal probes into 52 pension schemes

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Published on: 24 July 2019
Published by a Law360 reporter

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Law360, London: Britain’s pensions regulator is carrying out seven criminal investigations into scams covering 52 savings schemes that took unwary savers for about £55m ($69m), its Chief Executive has said.

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