Neglect Assist’s Pradeep Oliver talks to Investors Chronicle about the dangers of SIPP mis-selling.
According to the Financial Ombudsman, hundreds of pensioners have lost their Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) to unregulated investments following advice from unregulated and, even more worryingly, regulated financial advisers.

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Neglect Assist, the award-winning professional negligence solicitors, have welcomed a landmark Supreme Court decision that two overseas land and forestry schemes fall within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Hazel Appleyard, a client of Neglect Assist, shared her experience on BBC Radio 4’s Money Box after receiving over £86,000 in compensation from HSBC due to SIPP mis-selling. She described the legal support as “absolutely amazing.”
Neglect Assist senior solicitors Pradeep Oliver and Tim Hampson made an appearance on BBC News to discuss the prevalence of SIPPs being abused to accommodate unsuitable esoteric investments recommended to pensioners by firms of unregulated advisers.
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