Regulator register search
Before you invest a penny, check the firm is authorised. Type a firm name or reference number once and search the FCA, Central Bank of Ireland, US SEC and FINRA, and every major European regulator directly.
Searches open on the regulator’s own website in a new tab always confirm details on the official register, and beware clone firms using a genuine reference number.
FCA Financial Services Register
United Kingdom
Check authorisation, permissions and status of UK firms and individuals.
Open registerFCA Warning List
United Kingdom
Firms operating without authorisation or running suspected scams.
Open registerCompanies House
United Kingdom
Company status, filings and struck-off / dissolved records.
Open registerCentral Bank of Ireland Registers
Ireland
Authorised Irish firms, funds and intermediaries.
Open registerCBI Unauthorised Firms
Ireland
Irish warning list of unauthorised firms and clone scams.
Open registerSEC EDGAR Company Search
United States
US issuer filings, registrations and disclosures.
Open registerSEC Investment Adviser Search
United States
Registered investment advisers and their disciplinary history.
Open registerFINRA BrokerCheck
United States
US brokers and brokerage firms, including complaints and bars.
Open registerCFTC / NFA BASIC
United States
Futures, forex and commodity firms plus enforcement actions.
Open registerESMA Registers
European Union
EU-wide registers for investment firms, benchmarks and prospectuses.
Open registerBaFin Company Database
Germany
German banks, insurers and investment firms.
Open registerAMF GECO Register
France
French asset managers and investment services providers.
Open registerCONSOB Registers
Italy
Italian intermediaries plus the abusive-firm blacklist.
Open registerCNMV Registers
Spain
Spanish authorised entities and warnings on unregistered firms.
Open registerAFM Register
Netherlands
Dutch licensed firms and public warnings.
Open registerFSMA Registers
Belgium
Belgian authorised firms and fraud warnings.
Open registerFINMA Authorised Institutions
Switzerland
Swiss banks, securities firms plus the FINMA warning list.
Open registerCySEC Regulated Entities
Cyprus
Cyprus investment firms commonly used by CFD brokers.
Open registerMFSA Financial Services Register
Malta
Maltese licence holders and warnings.
Open registerFinanstilsynet Register
Norway
Norwegian licensed institutions.
Open registerDanish FSA Register
Denmark
Danish supervised companies.
Open registerFinansinspektionen Register
Sweden
Swedish authorised firms and warning lists.
Open registerFIN-FSA Supervised Entities
Finland
Finnish supervised entities and investor warnings.
Open registerKNF Registers
Poland
Polish supervised entities and public warning list.
Open registerIOSCO Investor Alerts Portal
Global
Aggregated warnings from regulators worldwide.
Open registerSpotted something wrong?
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