FSCS reveals £4m spend on communications and advertising after increasing advisers' levy

Includes advertisements

Sophie King
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The Financial Services and Compensation Scheme (FSCS) predicted it would spend £4m on its communications, which includes advertising, in 2019/2020, Professional Adviser can reveal.

Earlier this week, a paid-for FSCS advertisement circulated Twitter, encouraging customers to consider if they were eligible for compensation.  The lifeboat fund told PA it expected to spend £4m on 'communications', which includes advertising, for 2019/20 (ending in April) and £3.8m for 2020/21. However, it would not disclose the exact amount it had spent on advertising so far in the current financial year and said it would not have a final amount spent until April.  This revelation comes after the FSCS sent out an interim levy invoice for 2019/20, which required advisers to pay an ex...

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