Scottish advice firm declared failed by FSCS over SIPP advice

PTC Financial Advice is no longer trading

Isabel Baxter
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PTC Financial Advice has been declared as failed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

The Glasgow-based financial advice firm was declared in default yesterday (20 October). The FSCS confirmed that it has received two claims so far against PTC Financial Advice, relating to self-invested personal pension advice. One claim has now been upheld which trigged the default declaration. In an update on its website, the lifeboat fund shared that the firm is no longer trading, so it has opened claim against it. PTC Financial Advice is no longer authorised according to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) register. The advice firm became registered in 2019 and has not been ...

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