PLSA comments on government consultation on pensions scams

James Walsh, Policy Lead: EU & International, said:

“The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association welcomes the Government’s consultation on pensions scams, which includes the proposals put forward by this organisation.

“Scams are a major threat to people’s hard-earned retirement savings and the Government is right to give pension schemes more tools to protect savers. Limiting the statutory right to a pensions transfer, banning pension cold calling and the increase in regulation of Small Self-administered Schemes are significant steps in the right direction.  

“We will examine the details of the consultation in the coming weeks before issuing a full response to the Government.”

-ENDS-

NOTES TO EDITORS:

We’re the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association; the national association with a ninety year history of helping pension professionals run better pension schemes. Our members include over 1,300 pension schemes with 20 million members and £1 trillion in assets, and over 400 businesses. They make us the voice for pensions and lifetime savings in Westminster, Whitehall and Brussels.

Our purpose is simple: to help everyone to achieve a better income in retirement. We work to get more money into retirement savings, to get more value out of those savings and to build the confidence and understanding of savers.

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Kathryn Mortimer, Press Officer, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
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