FSCS in-default register

Independent Financial Matters Ltd, trading as Unite Financial Services

Declared in default9 June 2021FRN 565401

What this means for you

Because Independent Financial Matters Ltd, trading as Unite Financial Services has been declared in default, you can't complain via the Financial Ombudsman Service in the normal way. Instead, eligible customers can apply to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for compensation.

Background

Independent Financial Matters Ltd, which traded as Unite Financial Services (FRN 565401), provided pension advice, pension transfer services, and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) administration. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme declared the firm in default on 9 June 2021. Eligible customers may be entitled to compensation of up to £85,000 per claim for pension-related investments held with the firm.

Products this firm wrote

Pension advicePension transferSIPP administration

How to claim

  1. Check you were a customer of this firm during the period it was regulated.
  2. Gather your policy / advice / contract paperwork — start with anything you have in writing.
  3. Identify your loss and the date it crystallised.
  4. Apply via the FSCS online claim portal at claims.fscs.org.uk.
  5. The FSCS investigation typically takes 6–18 months. They will assess eligibility, liability and quantum.