deVere Group
Reviews and Complaints

I live in France and I wanted to transfer my UK pensions to a more tax efficient private scheme. I transferred 75 000 to DeVeres for investment in 2016, in 2023 the payout was 54 000.

Amanda Bloomfield acting with the full knowledge and approval of her DeVere managers, deliberately and knowingly mis-sold me a QROPS plan that was TOTALLY UNSUITABLE for my needs.

The charges imposed by the external fund managers were crippling.

DeVere will say that I was responsible for signing the contract that detailed these charges, but I trusted them to setup an investment scheme that, Ms. Bloomfield claimed, would earn me +ca 4% per year. They have BETRAYED THAT TRUST and in so doing have acted DISHONESTLY.

Failing to include the effect of charges on the illustrations provided to the client is a criminal offence in France where this investment plan was sold.

I have received no apology from DeVeres for their behaviour.

They dismissed my complaints with an internal investigation absolving themselves of any wrongdoing. When I requested a copy of their code of conduct I was told that this is not made available to the general public.

My advice is that you learn from my experience and do not invest with DeVeres.

My experience with DeVere has been generally positive.

Advisors have access to a diverse set of instruments. A good advisor will offer those that are suitable to your own circumstances.

Ultimately it is up to the client to carry out his due diligence on the advisor and the product. Ask questions and make sure you understand the risks and charge structure of what is being offered.

Many people will complain about the advice or advisor if the returns are not what is expected. Nobody likes to lose money and this is human nature.

If there is a no personal connection between you and your advisor then ask to be serviced by another. Try to talk to other clients.

After being completely misled into transferring my pension to a QROPS with DeVere, i find myself trapped into a pension for another 8 years where i am paying fee's of 4% per year. This is fundamentally and morally wrong and my pension will stagnate at best.

DeVere use STM Malta as the pension "trust", but there is a conflict of interest as the owner of DeVere is also the owner of STM.

This was never disclosed along with the eyewatering fee's that i am paying when i signed up for the QROPS.

Do not use a financial advisor that doesn't have its base in the UK etc. They are based in the ME for a reason and that reason is not for the benefit of the investor.

Also, i cannot believe the number of 5* reviews on trust pilot for DeVere's. They are clearly fake as they all follow pretty much the same format....this is laughable. Just look how many 5* reviews there are on May 25th 2021...all praising the same person.

This is another example of deveres manipulation, truly pathetic.

For anyone who wants to see proof of DeVeres CEO Nigel Green discuss ownership of STM, please search Nigel Green interview with Martin Stanford on YouTube where a conflict of interests are discussed.

Deveres, in respect to complaints I did make a complaint directly to James Green when it became apparent what a scam my pension policy was. I had emailed him prior to signing the agreement asking for a clear understanding of the policy fees, his response failed to mention most of the fees involved. The emails quite clearly show deliberate deception and I can forward them to you if you wish.

If the fees were fully disclosed nobody would agree to these policies. The majority of my pension is in a fixed bond of 7% and with 4% fees and 3% inflation the policy can only stagnate.

Why would your financial advisor recommend this to a client? Its certainly not for the clients benefit is it?

Seriously deveres, why are you selling pension products with such high fee's and long lock-in clauses? in total my lock in clause will last 14 years, unless i want to pay my way out. STM/Providence life want 10% of my policy value to leave and this is after being with them over 5 years.

Please feel free to enlighten me why, if deveres are such a legitimate financial advisor why would you lead your clients into such a huge trap?

Oh....i just found out that Deveres are paid 7% commission on QROPs transfers, that would be why. That would be 7% of the fund that unsuspecting clients convert to QROPs.

I think anybody reading this can see you are nothing but cowboys, based in the UAE to avoid laws that expose companies like yourselves.

Several Dealing Instructions over 18 months and only two signatures, some made from a death bed. Poor records and paperwork.

Trying to withdraw funds funds from clients bank account without permission. Incorrect dates on meetings. Mis selling the product. Not giving the client paperwork relevant to his plan.

Athetic complaints department. There's more and we'd love to publish them.