Scotia Independent Financial Services

Reference number: 172766

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

2 Plan Wealth Management Limited Reference number: 461598 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Scotia Independent Financial Services (FRN 172766) is an AR of 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited (FRN 461598). When you use Scotia Independent Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Scotia Independent Financial Services, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0141 221 3677

  • Address

    1 Ainslie Road, Hillington Park, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, G52 4RU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0141 221 3677 is
  • Who else gives the postcode G52 4RU
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Medical & Dental Financial Planners Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Scotia Independent Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2006

20 December 2006

  • Stopped trading as "Medical & Dental Financial Planners"

FCA register

2003

9 June 2003

  • Began trading as "Medical & Dental Financial Planners"

FCA register

1997

4 January 1997

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Scotia Independent Financial Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Scotia Independent Financial Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Scotia Independent Financial Services

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Glasgow

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 3 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Scotia Independent Financial Services FCA authorised?
Scotia Independent Financial Services (FRN 172766) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Scotia Independent Financial Services?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Scotia Independent Financial Services (FRN 172766) is an AR of 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited (FRN 461598). When you use Scotia Independent Financial Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Scotia Independent Financial Services, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Scotia Independent Financial Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0141 221 3677 for Scotia Independent Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Scotia Independent Financial Services a scam or clone?
Scotia Independent Financial Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Scotia Independent Financial Services?
Protection works through 2 Plan Wealth Management Limited, the principal firm responsible for Scotia Independent Financial Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Scotia Independent Financial Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Medical & Dental Financial Planners.

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