Hargreaves Lansdown SIPP (CAS-62490-J5T2)
Ombudsman’s Determination
Outcome
I do not uphold Mr T’s complaint and no further action is required by HL.
Complaint summary
Mr T complained about the inability to reinvest the tax relief portion of his pension contributions into the ‘XBT Provider Bitcoin Tracker One’ Exchange Traded Note (XBT), which is a form of Cryptoasset. He said:-
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He was informed by HL it would be possible to reinvest the tax relief from his pension contributions into the XBT.
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After making his contributions into the XBT, he was informed HL no longer permitted further investments into Cryptoassets, which included the XBT.
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HL’s actions have caused him a financial loss, time costs in dealing with the matter and distress.
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