Panorama investigates a series of financial scandals which have put at risk the life savings of tens of thousands of people. A twice-bankrupt, former double glazing salesman from Essex has collected an estimated quarter of a billion pounds from investors, which is now at risk. In one of Britain's biggest ever pension scandals, he promised to build luxury rental homes in the Caribbean, some on the island of St Vincent, where the film Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. Wimbledon tennis champion Pat Cash and golfing legend Gary Player helped promote the property scheme. However, reporter Paul Kenyon finds most of the planned properties have yet to be built and there are disputes over planning permission and land ownership. A worrying number of savings scandals are coming to light as more than a million people chose to look after their own pension savings through Self-Invested Personal Pension schemes.
