Good to know: You do not need to use a claims management company to make your complaint to your pension provider or intermediary. If your complaint is not successful you can refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service or the Pension Ombudsman yourself for free if the firm is still trading. For eligible failed firms, you can refer a claim to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for free.
Do you have a Jaguar Land Rover pension? Jaguar Land Rover, formed in 2008 when the two companies merged, rewarded their employees with a final salary pension. However, unscrupulous financial advisers convinced people like you to transfer their final salary pension for inferior private schemes. Did this happen to you?
If you or someone you love was convinced to switch pension schemes away from a Jaguar Land Rover pension, you might have been missold salary swap products. You could be entitled to defined benefit transfer compensation.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently issued a warning regarding missold DB transfer products. They have received many complaints about independent financial advisers giving negligent and erroneous advice. This misleading advice has caused many Jaguar Land Rover pension holders to lose their future retirement income
If you are the victim of a missed sold DB transfer, you might be entitled to defined pension compensation. Our expert team can help.
Jaguar Land Rover rewarded their employees with a highly desirable pension package. Rarely made available today, employees often benefited from a final salary pension plan. Final salary pensions (also known as defined benefit pensions) are highly sought-after because they payout for the rest of your life, no matter how long you live. Even better, they keep pace with the rate of inflation. When the cost of living increases, your monthly payments also increase.
Sadly, many Jaguar Land Rover employees received negligent advice to transfer their desirable final salary pension to an inferior private plan. Independent financial advisers paid on a contingent fee basis, stood to gain when they convinced their clients to make the switch. They advised pension holders to trade in their final salary pension for a Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV). After taking large commissions from this lump-sum cash payment, they advised clients to invest the rest in private pensions.
But these private pension schemes are limited – when the pot runs out, it runs out, which could leave you destitute in your golden years. Since they’re tied to the market, these risky pension plans can dwindle to zero overnight. You’ll also be charged high annual fees and commissions.
Final salary pension transfers are only beneficial in very rare cases; most reputable advisers will tell you to avoid them at all costs.
If your financial adviser recommended a final salary pension transfer, you are likely the victim of a missold salary swap. Thankfully, you can now make a final salary transfer claim. If successful, you could be awarded final salary transfer compensation that will help you recoup your losses and recover from this negligent advice.
The team here at Allegiant is ready to help you make your defined benefit transfer claim. To have your prospects assessed by our specialist team, simply fill in our online form.
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If appropriate resolution cannot be reached with a live firm, and we disagree with their stance, we will refer the claim to Ombudsman on your instruction.
As of the 1st March 2022 we have implemented a new fee structure which we have explained below. If you signed your contract with us prior to the 1st March 2022, please refer to your signed claims pack for our previous fee terms.
Our fees are owed upon a successful claim and will depend on the Gross Compensation you receive. “Gross Compensation” means the amount awarded to you whether this is paid directly to you or paid into an investment or pension, and prior to any deduction of any income tax due to HMRC on your award. Please refer to the definition of “Gross Compensation” and Section 5 of our Terms of Engagement for further information including a table showing how our fees work in different scenarios.
If successful, your fee will be calculated based on which band your redress falls into and will be charged by whichever is the lowest of:
The below table outlines the redress bands, the maximum percentage rate of charge and the maximum total charge is for each band.
Band | Redress | % Charge (with VAT) | Maximum charge (with VAT) (£) | Maximum charge (without VAT) |(£) |
1 | 1 – 1499 | 36% | 504 | 420 |
2 | 1,500 – 9,999 | 33.6% | 3000 | 2500 |
3 | 10,000 – 24,999 | 30% | 6000 | 5000 |
4 | 25,000 – 49,999 | 24% | 9000 | 7500 |
5 | 50,000+ | 18% | 12,000 | 10,000 |
Examples of how this would work in practice:
Band | Lower example | Higher example |
1 | You receive £100 in redress; our fee would be £36. | You receive £1499 in redress; our fee would be £504. |
2 | You receive £1,600 in redress; our fee would be £537.60. | You receive £9,999 in redress; our fee would be £3,000. |
3 | You receive £12,000 in redress; our fee would be £3,600. | You receive £24,999 in redress; our fee would be £6,000. |
4 | You receive £30,350 in redress; our fee would be £7,284. | You receive £49,999 in redress; our fee would be £9,000. |
5 | You receive £55,000 in redress; our fee would be £9,900. | You receive £100,000 in redress; our fee would be £12,000. |
Please note, the above fee examples are for illustration purposes only. They are not an estimate of the likely outcome or fee you will need to pay. Each claim depends on its own merits.
It is possible that our fee may become payable before you have access to your pension or investment which may result in you having to pay our fee from your own funds
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You can cancel this agreement at any time after the 14-day cancellation period. However, if a complaint submitted by us is successful, the Success Fee will apply in the usual way.
You can cancel by post: Allegiant Finance Services Limited, Freepost RTYU–XUTZ–YKJC, 400 Chadwick House, Warrington Road, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6AE; (b) by email: [email protected]; (c) by telephone: 0345 544 1563; or (d) online at https://allegiant.co.uk/compliance/cancellation.
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Good to know: You do not need to use a claims management company to make your complaint to your pension provider or intermediary. If your complaint is not successful you can refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service or the Pension Ombudsman yourself for free if the firm is still trading. For eligible failed firms, you can refer a claim to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for free.