19 firms declared in default by FSCS in March

Recently levied £363m

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19 firms declared in default by FSCS in March

A total of 19 firms have been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in the month of March.

Of the total 19 firms, eight were life and pension firms and four investment firms. The firms included financial advisers Added Value Financial Services, Ardgowan Financial Services, Cavendish Financial...

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