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  • Adviser FSCS levy costs drop by £36m

    The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has lowered its annual levy expectation for 2025/26 to £356m.

  • ISA provider and adviser firm goes into administration

    A financial adviser and ISA provider has gone into administration a few days after the FSCS launched an investigation into the firm.

  • FSCS extends investigation into WealthTek

    The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is to open further investigations into failed wealth manager WealthTek as it makes ‘substantial progress’ on client payouts.

  • Leeds adviser declared in default by FSCS

    Leeds-based adviser IFA Ltd, trading as Cowburn Milner & Company Limited (FRN 433928), has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

  • Car investment company placed in default by FSCS

    Car leasing investment company Raedex Consortium Ltd (FRN 668924), trading as Wheels4Sure and Rent2Own Cars, has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

  • Pension adviser fined £175,000 in 2004 is placed in default

     

    Cambridge-based pension adviser Berkeley Jacobs Financial Services Limited (FRN 158901), which was fined £175,000 for pension rule breaches in 2004, has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

  • Specialist expat Planner declared in default

    The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared AXG Advice Ltd (FRN: 450813) as having failed.

  • FSCS opens probe into Hants IFA after £2.3m fraud charge

    Campbell & Associates Independent Financial Advice Ltd (FRN: 602550) has been placed under investigation by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, after its sole director was charged with a £2.3m against involving clients.

  • Essex financial advisers declared in default

    Colchester-based financial advisers Mr G and Mrs P Speller - trading as Solutions Financial Services (FRN 457106) - have been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation scheme 11 years after losing their FCA authorisation.

  • Unexpected year on year fall in FSCS firm defaults

    The FSCS declared only five regulated firms in default in February and March, sharply down on the 12 firms it declared in default over the same period in 2024.

  • FSCS declares pension advice firm in default

    Glasgow-based pension adviser firm Executive Benefit Consultancy Ltd (FRN: 207482) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation scheme.

  • Scottish adviser declared in default over investment advice

    East Lothian-based adviser firm Money Advice Partnership Ltd (FRN: 715880) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

  • Surrey investment adviser firm declared in default

    Surrey-based adviser firm Jacob Hopkins McKenzie Ltd (FRN: 793392) - which also traded as 'How Refreshing' - has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation scheme.

  • 2 adviser firms fail as claims mount up

    The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared two financial adviser firms in default this week after receiving a growing number of claims from ex-clients.

  • Deposit protection limit set to be raised to £110,000

    The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today said it proposes to raise the deposit protection limit of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) from £85,000 to £110,000.

  • Wealth manager with 18 ARs in default

    London-based wealth manager LLP Services Ltd (FRN: 229382) has been declared in default today by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

  • Tenet's network arm declared in default

    The network arms of failed advice firm Tenet - TenetConnect (FRN: 149826) and TenetConnect Services (FRN 150643) - have now both been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, opening the door to compensation claims.

  • Essex credit union default leads to £344,000 in claims

    The 498-member Basildon Credit Union Limited (FRN: 213229) has gone into administration and been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

  • FSCS and police probe Scottish adviser firm

    The FSCS and Police Scotland are investigating a Scottish adviser firm after it appeared that insurance premiums and potentially investment contributions were not being passed on to providers.

  • FSCS declares West Yorkshire Planner in default

    West Yorkshire adviser firm Reis Financial Planning Ltd (FRN: 673257) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme today after a first claim against the firm was upheld.

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