Authorised professional firms
See also
Information on the sector team dedicated to your area of the industry.
Looking for forms on supervision?
This page is for you if you are an authorised professional firm (APF) and you want to find out more about how we regulate you.
An APF is an FSA-authorised individual who is entitled to practise a profession under the rules of a designated professional body (DPB), or an FSA-authorised firm that is controlled and managed by such individuals. DPBs include the Law Societies and Institutes of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Change of legal status
Is your firm intending to transfer its business to another legal entity, for example, as part of a merger, takeover or by becoming a Limited Liability Partnership?
Impact of MiFID on APFs
How the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) will affect Authorised Professional Firms (APFs) carrying on regulated activities on a mainstream basis.
General information
The general information section provides regulatory information that all small firms will find useful.