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We take care to maintain high standards of service. Where we become aware of client concerns or unease we give priority to resolving the matter as quickly as possible and that your concerns are handled fairly and within reasonable timescales.
This procedure provides an overview of how you can raise a complaint about the advice or administration provided by Ascot Lloyd or an associated entity.
If you wish to make a complaint directly to Ascot Lloyd, please do so using the contact details below:
By Post: Ascot Lloyd, Reading Bridge House, George Street, Reading, RG1 8LS
By Telephone: 0345 475 7500
By Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Within your complaint please include as much information as possible so that we may identify you. For example, full name, address, date of birth, product/investment, and any client account numbers.
If you have a preference as to how we communicate with you (phone, email, letter video) or require any additional assistance in order for us to communicate with you more effectively, please do let us know.
We would also request that if you are no longer a client of Ascot Lloyd that you provide written authority allowing us to approach and receive information relating to the product/investment in question.
We attempt to ensure that all complaints are treated and recorded in the same way, and that they are all acknowledged fairly and promptly.
Immediately upon receipt of your complaint, we will determine whether you are an eligible complainant and whether your complaint is an eligible complaint. Where we are unable to determine your classification, we may contact you to obtain further information.
If your complaint relates to a product that we arranged for you, but the matter is the responsibility of the product provider, we will refer the matter to the product provider fairly and promptly and write to you to confirm this, together with contact details for the provider concerned.
If a complaint cannot be resolved swiftly an acknowledgement letter will be sent to you within five business days from the date of receipt of the complaint. The acknowledgement will advise you who will be responsible for the investigation and in instances where you have complained verbally, it will record our understanding of your complaint.
We aim to respond to any complaint as quickly as possible but invariably some complaints take longer to resolve due to their complexity or the need to obtain further information.
In the unlikely event that we are unable to resolve your complaint within eight weeks after receipt, we will advise you in writing, providing an explanation for the further delay and when we expect to be able to provide a final response. We will also inform you if you have the right to refer the complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service should you be dissatisfied with the delay.
On conclusion of our investigation, we will write to you with our final response. If we decide an offer of redress is appropriate, any compensation we offer will be a fair offer taking all the facts into account.
In the event you remain dissatisfied you have the right to refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service (see section below on Taking Your Complaint Further) within six months from the date of the final response letter. Details of the Financial Ombudsman Service will be contained within the final response.
If we do not resolve your complaint within eight weeks from the date of receipt of your initial letter, or after conclusion of our investigation you remain dissatisfied, then you have the right to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service at no additional cost. The Financial Ombudsman Service is an impartial body that will review your complaint, obtaining relevant details from you and the company you are complaining about.
A copy of the Financial Ombudsman Service's explanatory leaflet will be enclosed within our final response letter for your reference.
Complaints can be referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the following ways:
By Post: The Financial Ombudsman Service, Exchange Tower, Harbour Exchange, London, E14 9SR
By Telephone: 0800 023 4 567
Through Their Website: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Under Data Protection Legislation, we are required to only retain personal data for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it has been collected or for legal or regulatory reasons. Where personal data is no longer required this will be disposed of securely in accordance with Ascot Lloyd policies.
Ascot Lloyd Privacy Notice is available here for further information.
