The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) register, which displays the authorisation status of advisers, went down for three days leaving consumers without access to the valuable resource.
Yardstick Agency director and founder Phil Bray this morning tweeted: Third day of the FCA Register being down. Thought we were trying to help the public find the right adviser and avoid scams? — Phillip Bray (@philbray73) January 23, 2018 Speaking to Professional Adviser, Bray said: "On Sunday it looked like it was having a poorly day and you could use it if you knew what you were looking for but it was not in the same format it usually was - like sometimes when a webpage does not render correctly and everything is all over the place. "I could find what I wanted but a con...
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