SIPP providers 'dragged thorough the dirt' following FSCS due diligence note

'The SIPP market is now clean and tidy'

Hannah Godfrey
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The wording used in an FSCS note suggests SIPP providers are always at fault for investment problems and drags providers "through the dirt," according to Dentons director of technical services Martin Tilley.

Tilley took issue with language in a note issued by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) regarding self-invested personal pension (SIPP) administrators being placed in default, as it appeared to suggest that it is the responsibility of the provider to do due diligence on all investments they have accepted. Last week, the FSCS declared three SIPP providers in default - Stadia Trustees, Brooklands Trustees, and Montpelier Pension Administration Services. In its notice, the industry lifeboat said the SIPP providers had failed to exercise due diligence on investments invested vi...

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