Positive Solutions re-enters FOS complaints top five

Jenna Towler
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Positive Solutions has reappeared in the Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) list of the top five most complained about advice firms.

The national IFA garnered 51 complaints in the period between 1 January and 30 June 2015. The ombudsman upheld 39% of the claims. Businesses only appear in FOS data lists when they attract 30 new complaints in a six month period and when 30 complaints are resolved in the same timeframe. Positive Solutions Financial Services, which last featured in the top five in the first half of 2014, was fifth in the top five most complained about advice businesses in the first half of this year.  Sesame topped the list with 172 complaints, up from 142 in the second half of last year. The uphold...

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