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As a DIY investor you will invest and buy funds or shares via a discount broker or a fund platform. But what sort of protection do you receive if a firm goes bust?
InvestmentsCompensation is only paid if an authorised firm is declared in default following an investigation by the FSCS. The maximum compensation is £85,000 per person per firm. Investments covered are stocks and shares, unit trusts and other long term investments. The compensation is only triggered when a product provider goes bust, or for a loss arising from poor advice rather than the collapse of the underlying investment.
Fund platformWhen you invest through a fund platform your money is put into a ‘nominee account’ this allows the platform to administer and look after your investment on your behalf.
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