Unauthorised firms / individuals
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Below are listed the names of some firms and/or individuals who are not approved or authorised by the FSA to conduct regulated activities. Please use the links below to view alerts issued by the FSA. Not all fund raising activities require authorisation or approval by the FSA. However, investors who have given money to, or are considering giving money to, these firms or individuals, should exercise caution as they will not benefit from the UK compensation and complaint schemes if anything goes wrong.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all unauthorised firms and/or individuals, nor does it contain the names of all unauthorised entities that have come to the FSA's notice.
For a full list of firms and individuals who are authorised to conduct regulated activities, please take a look at FSA Register
* Last firm added: 15 March 2010
| Unauthorised firms / individuals |
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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| A & G Insurance Corporation Abbey House Acquisitions Advance Futures Limited Albion Investment Management Alliance Financial Services & Assets Management Limited t/a AFA Markets Allied Financial Trust bank All Your Options AMG Capital Partners Ltd Amkel Capital Andrew Papadopoulos (Mr) Anthony & Carter Anthony Michael Naughton A-Y Universal |
| Bayshore Nominees Ltd BBA Capita Capital Management LLP Benjamin Tate Associates Berkeley Financial Limited Berkeley Hedge Berkeley Wyatt Limited, S.L. Bernburg Investment Bankers Limited Big Time Global Services Limited Blue Delta Asset Management Bornwell Group Company/ Bornwell Group Limited Bridgemead Advisors Limited Broadgate Metals Bursanet (a.k.a. Bursatil Clearing Corporation) Bursatil Bank Group Limited Bursatil Financial Bursatil Clearing Corporation |
C&P Mutual Credit General Group |
Dayo Olubodun (individual's name) * Direct Legal Protection Limited |
| Earnshaw Advisory Services EFD Financial Group Ellis Capital Management Equity Offset Etranzact Europe Trade (UK) Ltd Eurotrust Capital Management Exeltrade (www.exeltrade.com ) EYTC Limited (fx-interest.com) |
Fares Insurance Company Services Limited Financial Consulting UK Limited First Colonial Management Fortura Limited |
| GHL NETWORKS (although it should be noted it has no connection with GHL Network Services Limited, which is an Appointed Representative) G.K.S.J. Financial Services Global Merchant Services Goldman Crown Property Consultants Limited Grand Capital Limited Graystone Developments/ Graystone UK Limited Gulf Pacific Asset Management Limited |
| Harley Richard Financial Consultants (aka Harley Richard Group, aka Harley Richard Financial Consultants Europe) Heritage Private Banking Limited |
| Ian John Grisman Inca Pacific Gold & Mining Interbank FX Funds Investerate Investments Limited * Investment Consultancy UK Investment House International I-Trading Limited I-Trading Corporation Limited |
Kevin McNab Klein Group (Holdings) Limited |
Land International (Far East) Pte Limited Lynx Commodities Lynx Ltd |
Merchant Finance/ Merchant Finance Society Morgan Lynch Advisory |
| OFS Investment House Onyx Acquisitions |
| Pacific Citi Trust Bank Plc Peregrine Capital Management Limited PGM Europe Phoenix Property Development & Sales Ltd Pinnacle Trade Ltd Plasters Investment Europe Limited Presiding Brethren PLC Pretoria Overseas Bank Plc Principal Consult Limited Property Gains Management Ltd Property Gains Management Limited Prymus Solutions (website: prymusolutions.com) |
QBUK/ Quanta Business UK
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| Safe Inrest Quota Obtain Ltd (also known as SIQO) Searchforlenders.co.uk Secured Communications Limited (trading as CashU.com) Selective Insurance S.F. Invest Limited/ Sigmaforex.com Limited Sherwood Henderson Limited Smith Financial UK Soleil Chartered Bank Spearmint Blue Limited Spearmint Blue SL Stratton Wainwright Stephen Vandervord Swift Bridging Swollen Horse Limited |
Tailormade Investment Villages Limited TC & P Trade trading as High Capital |
| United Markets (Asia) Limited United Re-Insurance Group Univest Limited UOT Financial Services Limited |
| Vertex Commodities |
Waterman Associates |
| Ximex Executive Ltd Ximex Executive Ltd |
| Zenith Commodities |
See also
Unauthorised overseas firms operating in the UK
This list contains the names of unauthorised overseas firms known to be, or to have been, targeting UK investors.
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.