Friends Provident International Reviews 260

TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE FRIENDS PROVIDENT INTERNATIONAL. I paid into a policy every month for 15 years, when I’ve tried to get my money released it has been almost impossible. I’m 2+ months in and still have not... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hmmm. I'm a bit delayed writing this, as my experience was some years ago - but it still pains me occasionally and so I thought I'd at least write a review to encourage others not to invest wit... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You should be able to apply Negative Stars. Simply a scam company that extracts RIDICULOUS FEES from their clients. In the old days you wore a mask and carried a gun, this company just s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am overall happy with FPI. Markets have been extremely volatile for the past few months but managed to make good returns. The credit also goes to the adviser as he manages it actively. I am also abl... See more

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  1. Insurance agency

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Friend Provident International has over 40 years of experience in the international life assurance market. We provide savings, investment and protection to customers in Asia and the UAE. Based in the Isle of Man we also have offices in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore with staff worldwide, who are committed to helping our customers achieve their financial goals. Friends Provident International is part of IFGL. IFGL provides investment, savings and protection solutions to international investors around the world and the group comprises RL360, RL360 Services, Ardan International and Friends Provident International. The group employs over 700 staff and administers assets of £17 billion for over 230,000 customers. Our customers choose our financial solutions to give them the freedom to get the most from life, to protect the things they value most and save what is important to them.


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My money shrunk after investing in this…

My money shrunk after investing in this company's porfolios. I've tried to take out the remaining amount out but this company has made it contractually impossible for me to do so. I've contacted the brokers to see if I can transfer out my money into a pension pot but have simply not heard back from them at all.

5 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero Service.

Over the years I received zero service from them. My fund portfolio was HK$2.5M. It is the worse investment decision I've made.

4 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have had very little interation with…

I have had very little interation with FP over the years.

'Needed to call their customer services this week and they did an excellent job.

Their online experience isn't worthwhile. I'll stick with the phone.

3 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dissapppointed!

Although I may not be the most ideal investor, I would expect same performance as bigger ones. Since my investement started I never got a positive balance.
When asking why it’s not getting better with a booming economy I don’t get any reasonable replies.
Quite dissappointing.

3 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It seems that FP International has had its day

I am having a Kafkaesque experience. All I want to do is draw a small amount of money out of this small investment.
It seems that FPInternational has had its day.
I tried to change my password - totally impossible - error, error, error. User name wrong, yet it is my email address which came up on your website as my user name. I only gave you a star because I spoke to a helpful lady called Marie, a week or more ago, have not made any progress at all since then. And this is not even going to go unless I join Trustpilot?More time wasted.

2 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

These products are a complete scam

These products are a complete scam. They use cutthroat sales people to push their products, who are paid a whopping commission up front. No incentive to provide future service and you just end up loosing money. Then you can't touch your money out for years without forfeiting a huge chunk of it. These products should be illegal as they just scam you out of your hard earned money. AVOID like the plague!!!

2 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I set up a plan in 2016 and since moved…

I set up a plan in 2016 and since moved country. Since it has been impossible to resolve any of the issues I have had about my FP plan despite numerous attempts to resolve these on my part. If the cancellation penalty wasn't so high, I would close the account immediately, it is so frustrating. I would not recommend FP to anyone.

2 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Pretty useless

The site is pretty useless for me and I have since making an initial placement with FPI moved to platforms giving me actual control of my investments.

2 August 2021
Unprompted review

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