Welcome to the FSA Register

The FSA Register

The Register is a public record of all the firms, individuals
and other bodies that we regulate.

It has information on all firms that are, or have been:

Our Register also lists individuals who are approved to carry
out particular functions, and other bodies.

The regulatory jurisdiction for the Register comes under the Financial
Services & Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), Money Laundering Regulations
2007, Payment Services Regulations 2009 and Electronic Money
Regulations 2011.

Searching the FSA Register

Financial services firms, individuals, payment services firms, collective investment schemes and electronic money issuers each have permissions, or are approved, to conduct certain activities. Our Register is set up to search the specific areas separately.

Find out more about searching the FSA Register.

Below we help you find out which part of the Register is relevant to you.

  Financial Services Firm Search

You should search this part of the Register if you are dealing with a firm for business relating to banking, investments, insurance, or mortgages and other home finance.

The types of firms most likely to be involved in these activities include:

• banks and building societies;
• investment firms;
• credit unions;
• mortgage and other home finance providers and brokers;
• insurers and insurance brokers;
• stockbrokers, asset managers and financial advisers; and
• some issuers of electronic money.

Find out more about financial services firms on the Register or search the Register now.

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  Individuals Search

As well as authorising firms to conduct regulated activities, our Register includes individuals in firms who are approved to carry out particular functions.

We must approve an individual before they are able to conduct certain types of business, such as selling or advising on investments like personal or stakeholder pensions, life assurance policies, shares or collective investment schemes.

Find out more about searching for an individual or check the Register now.

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  Payment Services Firm Search

The types of firms that must be authorised by us or registered to carry out payment services include money remitters, credit card issuers and merchant acquirers.

Some situations where you might be dealing with a payment services firm include:

• a credit card company that does not provide banking services;
• a money transfer operator, where you do not have to open an account;
• a foreign exchange broker that offers transfers to third parties; and
• a mobile phone network operator that offers payment services to third parties.

Learn more about searching for a payment services firm or check the Register now.

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  Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) Search

A collective investment scheme is an arrangement that enables a number of investors to 'pool' their assets and have these managed by an independent professional.

Investments are often in gilts, bonds and quoted equities, but depending on the type of scheme can go further such as into unquoted shares or property.

Learn more about collective investment schemes on the Register or search the Register now.

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  Exempt Professional Firms (EPF) Search

Some professional firms are permitted to perform limited regulated financial activities in addition to their normal professional services. The professional firms most likely to offer these incidental services include solicitors, accountants and chartered surveyors.

Find out more about searching for an exempt professional firm or check the Register now.

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  Compensation and other protection

Beware that compensation arrangements are not the same for all firms and you may not be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). For more on compensation see Consumer Information.

Certain types of firms may be registered with us rather than authorised, including some payment services providers and e-money institutions. However, beware that registered firms do not have to provide us with as much detail about their business, we have less power to check on the firm and they are not covered by the FSCS. Find out more about some differences between authorised and registered firms.

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We provide the FSA Register to enable firms and consumers to conduct occasional searches. It is not designed for sustained use over an extended period of time.

If you would like to buy data or subscribe, for a fee, to receive an extract of the Register you should email data.extract@fsa.gov.uk. Industry users can call 0845 606 9966 or email register@fsa.gov.uk

You can also find out about the Mutuals Register and Regulated Covered Bonds Register.

Find out more about searching the FSA Register.