The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared former IFA Bentley-Leek in default and said it will aim to compensate customers within the coming six months.
Bentley-Leek, which was under investigation by the scheme over the past months, had been placed into creditor's voluntary liquidation in November 2011 following a spate of collapsed property deals that were backed by Bentley-Leek Properties and Bentley-Leek Properties International and advised on by the IFA. The FCSC will start processing claims against the firm this month and has invited new customers, who have not yet placed a claim, to come forward. Elsewhere, the FSCS also put out a warning this morning about Switzerland-based Cybertrust FX, a firm that "claims to be part of the s...
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