FSCS in-default register

Courtover Investment Management Ltd, trading as City Private Clients

Declared in default9 February 2020FRN 182710

What this means for you

Because Courtover Investment Management Ltd, trading as City Private Clients has been declared in default, you can't complain via the Financial Ombudsman Service in the normal way. Instead, eligible customers can apply to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for compensation.

Background

Courtover Investment Management Ltd, which traded as City Private Clients (FRN 182710), was a UK regulated firm offering pensions, insurance, and investment products. The firm was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 9 February 2020. Former customers may be entitled to FSCS compensation of up to £85,000 for investments and pensions, and 90% of insured losses with no upper limit for insurance products.

Products this firm wrote

Pensions, Insurance, Investments

How to claim

  1. Check you were a customer of this firm during the period it was regulated.
  2. Gather your policy / advice / contract paperwork — start with anything you have in writing.
  3. Identify your loss and the date it crystallised.
  4. Apply via the FSCS online claim portal at claims.fscs.org.uk.
  5. The FSCS investigation typically takes 6–18 months. They will assess eligibility, liability and quantum.