Useful websites

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA): the UK's financial regulators.

The Financial Ombudsman Service: handles complaints against authorised firms that are still trading. Established by parliament to create a single ombudsman for the financial services industry.

Consumer help and advice

• FCA Consumer Information
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• National Debt Line
• The Office of Fair Trading
• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• The Money Advice Service (MA)
• Money Advice, Scotland (MAS)
• Consumer Futures

Trade associations and professional organisations

• The Association of British Insurers
• The Association of British Credit Unions
• UK Finance
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Personal Investment Management and Finance Advice Association (PIMFA)
• The Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers
• British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA)
• The Building Societies Association
• Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Chartered Accountants Ireland
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• The Investment Association
• The Law Society (England & Wales)
• The Law Society of Scotland
• The Law Society of Northern Ireland
• Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
• Scottish League of Credit Unions (SCLU)
• Solicitors for Independent Financial Advice Limited (SIFA)
• The Personal Finance Society (PFS)
• Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA)

UK bodies

Other UK websites relevant to FSCS include:

Government and regulation

• The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
• The Bank of England: The UK's central bank
• HM Treasury: the government department responsible for financial services regulation.
• The Office of Fair Trading
• Department of Trade and Industry

Overseas bodies

Similar schemes to FSCS exist in other countries. The list below incorporates websites and other contact details for schemes and other relevant bodies of which FSCS is aware.

Accepting deposits

The European Forum of Deposit Insurers (EFDI)

The International Directory of Deposit Insurers is available online.

Investment

Canada

Canadian Investor Protection Fund, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2400 South Tower, PO Box 192, Toronto M5J 2J4, Canada www.cipf.ca

Denmark

Guarantee Fund for Depositors and Investors, Niels Juels Gade 7, PO Box 2982, DK-10113 Copenhagen K, Denmark. Tel: +45 33 14 62 45, Fax: +45 33 14 9437, E-mail: gii@gii.dk www.indskydergarantifonden.dk

Greece

Athens Stock Exchange Members Guarantee Fund, 14-16 Fidiou Street, 10678 Athens, Greece.

Ireland

Investors Compensation Company Ltd, c/o Central Bank of Ireland, PO Box 559, Dame Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland.

United States of America

Securities Investor Protection Corporation, 805 Fifteenth Street, NW Suite 800, Washington DC 20005-2207, USA. Tel: +1 202 371 8300, Fax: +1 202 371 6728. www.sipc.org