We make decisions based on what we think is fair and reasonable, accounting for the unique circumstances of each case we receive. We anonymise our decisions and write them in a way that prevents the person or small business complaining from being identified.
This database holds all the final decisions we’ve published since 1 April 2013 under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Decision Reference DRN-2949920
9 Feb 2022 LEBC Group Limited Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-2949920 The complaint Mr C complains that LEBC Group Limited changed the investment make-up of his portfolio without letting him know which he says caused him a financial loss. What happened Mr C received advice in March 2017 about transferring two of his existing pensions into an Inco... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4259045
6 Dec 2023 Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-4259045 The complaint Mr C complains that Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited (HLAM) caused him a loss by virtue of the exposure to the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) within his portfolio. He also claims that he was promised regular portfolio benchmarking so that he could ... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4111329
4 Jul 2023 Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-4111329 The complaint Mr F says Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited trading as Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) should’ve taken steps to check his contact details. It didn’t do this, and as a result he wasn’t informed of issues surrounding his investment in the Woodford Equity Income ... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4259036
6 Dec 2023 Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-4259036 The complaint Mrs C complains that Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited (HLAM) caused her a loss by virtue of the exposure to the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) within her portfolio. She also claims that she was promised regular portfolio benchmarking so that she co... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3157158
31 Oct 2023 Quilter Financial Services Ltd Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-3157158 The complaint Mr C has complained about the advisory services he received from Quilter Financial Services Ltd (Quilter) in relation to his investment into the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF). What happened In 2016 Mr C was advised by his long-standing adviser from a business... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2670272
10 Mar 2022 Suffolk Life Pensions Limited Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-2670272 The complaint Mr Q complains Suffolk Life Pensions Limited trading as Curtis Banks Pensions (Suffolk Life) delayed the transfer of his Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) to another provider. What happened In April 2019, Mr Q requested for his SIPP held with Suffolk Life be t... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3453220
12 Jan 2024 Quilter Financial Services Ltd Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-3453220 The complaint Mrs C has complained about the advisory services she received from Quilter Financial Services Ltd (Quilter) in relation to her investment into the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF). What happened In 2017 Mrs C was advised by a business, now the responsibility of ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2563997
27 Jan 2022 Brown Shipley & Co Limited Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-2563997 The complaint Mr and Mrs W complain that they didn’t receive suitable advice from Brown Shipley & Co Limited. Specifically they complain that they weren’t advised to move their funds out of the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) before it was suspended. What happened Mr and... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2353872
8 Oct 2021 Alan Steel (Asset Management) Limited Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-2353872 The complaint Mr D has complained that Alan Steel (Asset Management) Limited (Alan Steel) failed to act in a timely manner in relation to his investment in the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF). He feels this caused him financial loss as the fund was suspended and subsequently... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2893830
13 Jul 2021 Suffolk Life Pensions Limited Not upheldPensions and AnnuitiesDRN-2893830 The complaint Mrs F has complained that Suffolk Life Pensions Limited (Suffolk) failed to follow her instructions to transfer her holdings in the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) before the fund was suspended. What happened Mrs F is being represented in this complaint by her ... (3 pages)View decision