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The FSA issues alerts about firms and individuals based both overseas and in the UK when there are grounds to suspect that they are offering UK consumers and investors financial services or products without the necessary authorisation from the FSA or overseas EEA regulators.
The FSA also endeavours to publish, where possible, notices and warnings from other countries.
The FSA issues warnings about firms and individuals as soon as we have knowledge about them. Our lists are, therefore, continuously updated and are never complete.
For a full list of firms and individuals who are authorised to conduct regulated activities, please take a look at the FSA Register.
Investors should be aware that if they put their money with unauthorised firms they will not get the benefit of the UK compensation and complaint schemes.
If you believe you have dealt with an unauthorised mortgage or general insurance broker, it would assist the FSA if you would tell us about your dealings with the firm by completing our Mortgage & General insurance reporting form.
As of 1 November 2009 the FSA is now responsible for the regulation of some payment institutions such as firms who provide money remittance services and non-bank credit card issuers. Further information about these firms can be found with the Payment Services Directive. If you believe you have dealt with an unauthorised payment institution, please complete this form.
If you have been contacted by an unauthorised overseas firm, it would be of assistance to the FSA if you would provide some information on your dealings with that firm by completing our on-line reporting form.
The FSA would also encourage you to report the matter to the City of London Police's Operation Archway, the national reporting system for boiler room fraud.
- Unauthorised firms / individuals
This lists the names of some firms and/or individuals who are not approved or authorised by the FSA to conduct regulated activities. Previously the list of unauthorised firms was separated into "unauthorised firms and individuals" and "unauthorised overseas firms operating in the UK". These lists have now been combined
- Unauthorised internet banks
This list contains the names of entities promoting themselves over the internet and purporting to be banks and/or offering banking-type services, however none are authorised by the FSA.
- Notices/warnings issued by other foreign regulatory authorities
This is a list of notices/warnings issued by other foreign regulatory authorities regarding firms conducting unauthorised business in their jurisdiction.
