FSCS declares County Durham-based British Steel firm in default

D&G Financial Services is no longer trading

Isabel Baxter
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared D&G Financial Services as failed.

The County Durham-based financial advice firm is associated with the British Steel Pension Scheme scandal. The FSCS said today (10 January) that D&G Financial Services is no longer trading, so customers can make a claim against it. The lifeboat fund told Professional Adviser that the advice firm was declared in default yesterday as the first claim was upheld and there is one other claim which is in progress, meaning there are two in total. These claims are for pension advice. According to Companies House, the firm was incorporated on 15 January 2001 and was dissolved on 30 November...

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