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Social media companies and search engines will be responsible for preventing paid-for scam adverts on their platforms under a new amendment to the draft Online Safety Bill.

Men are almost twice as likely to be at serious risk of pension transfer fraud than women, according to a new report.

It said that all advisers, administrators, trustees and providers should take responsibility for protecting pension savers by joining its pledge to combat pension scams.

Retirement provider XPS Pension Group says its Pension Transfer Value Index climbed to a new high of £270,000 at the end of November due to forecasts of increased inflation and a dip in gilt yields.

Pension scammers have attempted to con 14% of the UK adult population, equivalent to 7.6m adults, a new study has found.

Google is to make it harder for non-FCA authorised firms to advertise financial products in the UK without advance verification.

One in three high risk pension transfers since July 2018 would satisfy the first condition of the Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) proposed scam reduction legislation, according to a new report.

Nearly 120 pension schemes have signed up to back a campaign launched by The Pensions Regulator to do more to fight pensions scams.

The Retirement Cafe has marked its 100th episode, with founder Justin King of MFP Wealth Management helping more people plan for retirement via the medium of podcast.

The FCA says that big tech firms like Google can do more to protect consumers in areas on the edge of the FCA's regulatory perimeter.