LOCAL INFORMATION
13.10.12
Complaints against Financial Service Providers
Extent: Jersey
Updated 26 January 2016
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Words you may need to know
Ombudsman - this is someone whose job it is to deal with complaints that people make
Financial - things related to money
Independent – when someone is independent it means they are not linked to or controlled by anyone
Dispute – a dispute happens when people do not agree about something or have a difference of opinion about something
Resident – someone who normally lives somewhere e.g. a Jersey resident lives in Jersey
Consumer – someone who buys something (goods ) or uses a service eg hairdressing; taxis
The Financial Ombudsman Service (F.O.S) is an independent service for dealing with disputes between customers and firms offering financial products such as pensions, shares, bank accounts etc.
A Financial Ombudsman for the Channel Islands has been established and it is possible for Jersey residents to seek help in Jersey with disputes with local financial service providers.
Their website is available here https://www.ci-fo.org/
For any enquiries please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
OR
By telephone:
Jersey: +44 (0) 1534 748610
Guernsey/Alderney/Sark: +44 (0) 1481 722218
International: +44 1534 748610
OR
By mail to:
Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO)
P O Box 114
Jersey, Channel Islands
JE4 9QG
The helpline for Consumers wanting to contact the UK ombudsman is: 0800 023 4567 or 0300 1239 123 (charges may apply to calls)
or
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Postal address:
The Financial Ombudsman Service
Exchange Tower
London
E14 9SR
For more information visit their website at : www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
The Jersey Financial Services Commission is the body locally which watches over and regulates businesses in Jersey which offer financial service products. They do not act as an Ombudsman though in settling disputes.
