The  Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has today declared 13 firms in default - most of them adviser businesses - opening the door to clients claiming compensation.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared five pension advice firms as failed this week - four of them for pension transfer advice complaints.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has warned that more complex cases - particularly related to SIPPs and pension transfers - will push up its costs.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared in default its fifth financial adviser firm this month.

Advice firm Bartholomew Financial Limited has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) whilst facing 12 claims.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared as failed a Midlands financial adviser hit with a string of claims related to pensions and SIPPs.

A SIPP adviser has been declared as failed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme after being hit with 10 claims and a £2m FCA fine.

The FSCS is to close its compensation scheme for victims of the failed £237m mini-bond provider London Capital & Finance (LCF).

Better Retirement Group Ltd, a pension adviser which has used nearly 40 trading names including SIPP Club, has today been placed under investigation by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Two advice firms have been declared failed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme this week, including a Financial Planning firm which has 25 pension transfer claims against it, including BSPS cases.