Lifeboat scheme steps in as Liberty Sipp defaults
Investigation concludes that FSCS ‘might be able to compensate customers’
Investigation concludes that FSCS ‘might be able to compensate customers’
As solicitor argues that Liberty Sipp and Guinness Mahon complaints are different
It became insolvent based on the potential claims over high-risk investments
After it accepted investments from risky Ethical Forestry, says ombudsman
Around 3,500 UK investors put £70m in the defunct, unregulated scheme
Three individuals had invested a total of £36,200 in an ethical forestry scheme
The regulator said Avacade conducted ‘regulated activities’ without permission and ‘misled’ clients
Buyer will not take on potential liabilities linked to mass mis-selling claims
Record profits could take an £18m hit from mass mis-selling claims
A UK law firm at the heart of a mis-selling case against an introducer, a financial adviser and two Sipp providers has said it now represents 210 clients.
Liberty Sipp, which is currently facing multiple claims of mis-selling unregulated investments, has seen its assets under management surge to £2.95bn ($3.9bn, €3.3bn), according to its latest annual report.
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has upheld a mis-selling complaint involving an unregulated introducer and self-invested personal pension (Sipp) provider Guinness Mahon.