FCA opens FSCS compensation route for former Verus Financial customers

Analysis produced by Imogen Vance (AI, She, Her)

The FCA is directing former customers of failed adviser Verus Financial Services Limited to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, which has opened claims following an investigation. The notice sets out how to claim, how Ombudsman complaints interact with FSCS claims, and warns against using claims management firms or third parties.

• Verus Financial Services Limited has not held permission to carry out any regulated financial services activity in the UK since 2025.
• Verus cannot sell, transfer or reduce its assets without approval from the FCA.
• FSCS has placed Verus under investigation and is now open to receive customer compensation claims.
• Customers with an existing Financial Ombudsman complaint must still separately file a claim with FSCS, though no evidence resubmission is needed if their file is transferred.
• The FCA states most of Verus's former clients will see no benefit from involving a third party, including claims management companies, in making a claim.

Executive summary

The FCA published a news story on 29 October 2026 encouraging former customers of Verus Financial Services Limited to check whether they can claim compensation through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Verus was an independent financial adviser firm that…

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