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6th July 2009 < UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
IF YOUR BANK DESCRIBED THE AIG BOND AS 'CASH' THEN PLEASE READ THE FSA's DEFINITION OF CASH HERE AND ASK YOURSELF IF THEY ARE SERIOUSLY GOING TO TRY AND JUSTIFY THEMSELVES IN COURT.
FOS and the FSA are able to deal directly with the banks, thereby avoiding the need for assessing 1,000's of complaints: this is done via the Wider Implications Process and you can see here a similar case where complainants were paid out en masse. THIS IS WHY WE NEED YOUR DATA VIA THIS FORUM
AIG Action Group - the next stage. We have a new committee with legal, financial and FSA expertise. The committee's objective is to use the collective weight of group pressure to support the complaints of the individuals, to source legal opinion on the actions of the advisers and AIG, and to provide support and relevant information for investors caught up in the Enhanced Fund. The committee is myself (Hobie), Daniel Glinert and Richard Klein. Hopefully we can have someone from the Barclays group as well.
We want the FSA to do its job,
We want the banks to refund the investments.
We want 'instant access cash' to mean exactly that.
We don't have all the answers, but we do know most of the questions.
The Group has a role to play and will, we believe, support the complaints of all. We work with legal & other advisers, not 'instead of'. We will make this a functional resource, not a social chatroom. We thank Simon, Linda and Zia for their work so far, and will take our places for a minimum period of six months. It is our intention to have rolling commitments from members of the group, and we do believe satisfactory outcomes will take at least 18 months.
We will post further updates shortly. On refunds please do not ask us, refer queries only to Brown & Batts. Immediate queries can come to me via my group email on this site. This site will now be restricted to UK based people.
We are in the middle of cleaning out the membership list. If you fund you have been inadvertently 'banned', please email me.
Hobie