'Infuriating': advisers have their say on the FSCS

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PanaceaIFA's latest survey on the state of the FSCS comes with almost 100 pages of comments from exasperated advisers. Here are a selection of the best…

How easy has it been/is it to provide FSCS Levy Data i.e. the breakdown of income according to fee block which decides what your fee will be? "Problems occur when they change the basis on what they are asking us to provide the information and do not give prior warning. As a result we find out when it comes time to make the return. " "Rising costs, pressure to reduce fees. It seems people in safe civil service jobs are out of touch with the private sector and how tough it is and treat us as a cash cow." "The FSA and FSCS always try to standardise things from a perspective of bodies ...

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