Product analysis

Investments complaint analysis

A public view of how Investments performs in the published Financial Ombudsman decisions dataset, including volume, outcome mix, firm exposure, and recurring complaint themes.

Published decisions

7,611

Product-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

30.5%

2,322 upheld decisions

Page summary

7,611 published FOS decisions in Investments, with upheld-rate context, firm exposure, complaint themes, advisory patterns, and representative cases.

Published decisions

7,611

Product-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

30.5%

2,322 upheld decisions

Latest published decision 25 Aug 2026

How to use this page

Read the metrics first, then the ranked view.

The top-line cards show scale and outcome context. The ranked view and representative decisions show where the slice is concentrated and what the published decision set actually looks like.

Published decisions

7,611

Product-specific decision volume in the public corpus

Upheld rate

30.5%

2,322 upheld decisions

Leading firm

Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited

399 decisions

Leading complaint theme

Delay In Claim Handling

1,030 tagged decisions

Investments in the ombudsman corpus

Analysis

7,611 published decisions in this corpus sit within Investments. 30.5% of those decisions were upheld, which makes this a useful public category page for spotting where complaint outcomes have tended to land.

Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited is the single biggest firm exposure inside Investments in the published decision set. Delay In Claim Handling is the leading complaint theme in the same category.

  • Latest year in the product series: 2026
  • Leading precedent signal: Cobs
  • Advisor uphold-risk signal: medium

How the product moved over time

Analysis

Investments has a multi-year decision trail in the corpus, which makes it possible to compare recent complaint pressure against earlier years rather than relying on a single snapshot.

In 2026, Investments recorded 225 published decisions with an upheld rate of 26.2%.

  • 2026: 225 decisions, 26.2% upheld
  • 2025: 961 decisions, 32.6% upheld
  • 2024: 1,242 decisions, 34.9% upheld
  • 2023: 1,457 decisions, 38.6% upheld
  • 2022: 1,518 decisions, 30.4% upheld

Themes, precedent signals, and handling implications

Analysis

delay in claim handling, non-disclosure or misrepresentation, communication failure, and others are the strongest complaint-theme signals in Investments. For public analysis, those tags are the closest durable “type” layer available in the dataset.

The existing advisor model also points to recurring handling implications for Investments, including review cobs precedent (appears in 0.4% of cases), review prin precedent (appears in 0.2% of cases), and others.

  • Leading complaint theme: Delay In Claim Handling

Representative cases

Recent published decisions in this slice

5 examples shown

DRN-655634125 Aug 2026Not upheld

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc · Investments

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc has offered to pay Mr B £1,486.

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DRN-651241724 Aug 2026Not upheld

Barclays Bank Plc · Investments

For the reasons set out above, I don’t uphold this complaint. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Mr A to accept or reject my decision before 21 September 2026.

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DRN-654718724 Aug 2026Not upheld

J.P. MORGAN PERSONAL INVESTING LIMITED · Investments

For the reasons I’ve explained, my final decision is that I don’t uphold Mr E’s complaint against JP Morgan Personal Investing Limited. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Mr E to accept or reject my decision before 21 September 2026.

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DRN-657257424 Aug 2026Not upheld

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc · Investments

For the reasons set out above, I’m not upholding Mr B, Mrs B and Mr H’s complaint (in their capacity as trustees of the Mr and Mrs B Loan Trust). Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Mr B, Mrs B and Mr H as Trustees of the Mr & Mrs B Loan Trust to accept or reject my decision before 21 September 2026.

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DRN-657480724 Aug 2026Upheld

Financial Administration Services Limited · Investments

For the reasons given, my decision is that I’m not asking Financial Administration Services Limited to do anything. Under the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service, I’m required to ask Mrs M, Mr S, Mr S and Mrs S of the Trust to accept or reject my decision before 21 September 2026.

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