Portal Financial Services enters liquidation – FSCS is now accepting claims

The majority of complaints against Portal relate to pension products, including Defined Benefit pension transfers (DB transfer). DB pensions are final salary pensions, with a guaranteed level of income available on retirement. They are generally a very good source of retirement income and it has been demonstrated time and time again that there is very rarely any merit in transferring to another type of pension.

Changes to the rules in recent years meant people could get easier access to their pension pots and move them to other products, including Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs). Unfortunately, some financial advisers took advantage of these changes and persuaded people to transfer out of excellent defined benefit pensions into riskier (and ultimately poorer performing) SIPPs. Portal was one such firm, causing many people to lose out financially. The firm has also been associated with advising steelworkers to transfer out of the British Steel Pensions Scheme.

The FSCS is a Government-backed lifeboat scheme for customers of failed, regulated financial firms. They are investigating Portal/Portafina and are processing claims against the firm. As soon as a valid claim is processed, Portal will be declared in default.

TLW Solicitors has a team of FSCS claims specialists. The claims process can be complex and time-consuming, but we can pursue a claim on your behalf, getting you the best result possible. We know what information the FSCS need to support a claim, we understand the financial and legal jargon used, and we can take the hassle out of the whole process for you.