Fees towards the Financial Services Compensation Scheme will increase by up to 375% next year to meet the FSCS' need for compensation funding.
However, what exactly each intermediary firm is not yet clear, as there could be different rates of FSCS levy according to whether the RI is a network member, paid into the pension review, began work after the pension review, and conducted “non-pension review” business. Details of the FSA’s sample fees invoice reveal the FSA and FOS levies increase a fraction, however, the new FSCS levy will rise from £149 for a single Registered Individual (RI) to £708 next year – a leap of 375%, and from £1402 for a firm with 10 RIs last year to £6988 this year. One invoice received by an IFA, for e...
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