FSCS agrees first 'provisional' Lifemark claim

Laura Miller
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has agreed its first 'provisional' compensation claim for investors in Keydata-backer Lifemark.

Lesley Murton, an investor in the five year growth Income Plan 5, received a letter from the FSCS last week to say her claim for compensation has been successful, according to a posting on the keydatavictims site. Murton's is the first reported case in which a 'provisional' claim has been agreed. Thousands of investors with money tied up in Keydata-backer Lifemark are still waiting to hear if their claims are eligible. Some have asked Murton to give details of her claim to help their own case. These include specific clauses in the brochure she highlighted as being misleading and om...

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