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 DRN7252208
1 Dec 2015 Financial Administration Services Limited Not upheldInvestment and pensionsMr R’s complaint is about the transfer of funds from his Individual Savings Account (ISA) held with Financial Administration Services Limited (FASL) from its “Cash Park” facility (CAPA) into the Woodford Patient Capital Offer Fund (WPCOF). Mr R received confirmation fro... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3356989
2 Dec 2022 Phoenix Wealth Services Limited UpheldInvestmentsDRN-3356989 The complaint Mr H has complained about how Phoenix Wealth Services Limited (trading as Phoenix Wealth) dealt with distributions paid into his pension account. He feels he has lost out financially. He is also unhappy that they didn’t transfer his account to another provider, as... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3084404
20 Dec 2022 Capital Professional Limited UpheldInvestmentsDRN-3084404 The complaint Mr and Mrs H complain about the advice they received from Capital Professional Limited, trading as Ascot Lloyd, referred to as “the business”. In short, they say the business gave unsuitable advice to remain invested in the Woodford Equity Income Fund – referred t... (7 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1572979
29 Jun 2020 Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited Not upheldPensions and AnnuitiesDRN-1572979 The complaintMr G’s complaint is about his Self-Invested Personal Pension (‘SIPP’), managed by Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited (‘HL’). He says HL prevented him, without a logical reason, from making a lump sum contribution from his company into the SIPP before the ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3379073
17 Jun 2022 Premier Benefit Solutions Limited Not upheldPensions and AnnuitiesDRN-3379073 The complaint Mrs F complains that she was given unsuitable investment advice by Premier Benefit Solutions Limited trading as Premier Wealth Planning (PWP). She’s unhappy with their advice regarding the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) as she thinks it carried a higher level ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2879648
21 Feb 2022 Capital Managers LLP Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-2879648 The complaint Miss M has complained about the way Capital Managers LLP has managed her investment portfolio. In particular, she feels that her instruction not to remain in the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) wasn’t adhered to. What happened Miss M has been a customer of Capi... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2749179
21 Oct 2021 Phoenix Wealth Services Limited Not upheldPensions and AnnuitiesDRN-2749179 The complaint Mr D has complained about Phoenix Wealth Services Limited (Phoenix). Amongst other complaint points raised, he’s said Phoenix ignored his instructions when dealing with paying cash distributions into his pension. As a result, he feels he has lost out financially. ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2107432
5 Mar 2021 Alan Steel (Asset Management) Limited Not upheldPensions and AnnuitiesDRN-2107432 The complaint Mrs M has complained that Alan Steel (Asset Management) Limited, (AS), didn’t take proper action in relation to a fund within her SIPP portfolio which she feels resulted in her suffering significant financial loss. What happened Mrs M transferred the management of... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3452423
10 Mar 2023 Evolution FS Ltd Not upheldInvestmentsDRN-3452423 The complaint Mr and Mrs J complain about the service they received from Evolution FS (EFS) Ltd when dealing with their investments which they say caused a financial loss. What happened In early 2021 Mr and Mrs J complained to EFS about the service they’d received since taking ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3277958
1 Feb 2023 Graham Carter Financial Services Limited UpheldInvestmentsDRN-3277958 The complaint The executors of the estate of Mrs R complain that Graham Carter Financial Services Limited trading as Graham Carter & Co gave unsuitable investment advice. They also complain that Graham Carter & Co failed to review Mrs R’s investment portfolio which has ... (3 pages)View decision