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Pensions

Cash value

Financial advice

Online security

PENSIONS

DWP press release: O'Brien publishes plans to ease regulation

TUC response: Deregulation review "goes a step too far", says TUC

Government sites

The Pension Service (helpline 0845 60 60 265)

Government site: Pensions at Work

FSA: Pensions Made Clear

FSA: Comparative Tables

HMRC: Pension Schemes Services

HMRC: Pensions Tax Simplification

Department for Work and Pensions

DWP: Financial Assistance Scheme

Directgov: Pensions and retirement

The Pension Service - guides for those planning ahead

Advice/regulation

The Pensions Advisory Service (helpline 0845 601 2923)

TUC Pensions

Association of British Insurers: Life insurance and pensions codes

ABI: Claiming on your life, savings or pension policy

FSA/ABI pension calculator

Actuarial Profession briefing note on annuities

Pensions Action Group

Pensions Policy Institute

Pensions Institute

National Pensioners Convention

Pension Protection Fund

The Pensions Regulator

Pensions Ombudsman

CASH VALUE

The Royal Mint

The United States Mint

London Metal Exchange

Coin news magazine

FINANCIAL ADVICE

FSA: Money Made Clear - Getting financial advice

FSA: Firm and person check

Financial Services Consumer Panel

The Personal Finance Society

IFA Promotion

Financial Ombudsman Service

ONLINE SECURITY

Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Building Society: Security essentials

Identity theft

National Consumer Council (NCC)

NCC Identity theft: Victim support

CIFAS - the UK's Fraud Prevention Service

Telephone Preference Service - to register your wish not to receive unsolicited sales calls

Mailing Preference Service - a service which removes or adds you to lists used by the direct mail industry

Post Office: mail redirection

Home Office Identity Fraud Steering Committee

Fraud Advisory Panel

Information Commissioner

Financial Ombudsman Service

APACS: Identity Fraud

Cardwatch

Banking Code Standards Board

Credit reference agencies

Experian (main site)

Experian: Obtaining the £2 credit report (£2.50 by phone)

Experian consumer learning zone

Equifax (main site)

Equifax: Obtaining the £2 credit report (scroll down page for details)

Callcredit (main site)

Callcredit: Obtaining the £2 credit report

FSA: Money Made Clear - Credit Reference Agencies