Welcome to the FSA Register

What is the FSA Register?

The FSA Register is designed to be
a public record of those firms that are,
or have been, regulated or registered
by us and the individuals within firms
who are 'approved' to carry out particular
functions. We explain the different firm
search options below but some information
is only available through the menu options
to the left.

Financial Services
Compensation Scheme

You should be aware that
compensation arrangements are not
the same for all firms and they may not
be covered by the Financial Services
Compensation Scheme. For more
information on compensation
arrangements see Moneymadeclear

Which search do I need?

  Financial Services Firm Search

You can find firms that are or have been regulated by the FSA under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) since 1 December 2001 under the 'Financial Services Firm Search' tab, as well as firms registered with us under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007. The types of firms you will find under this search include:

• banks, building societies and e-money issuers;
• investment firms;
• credit unions;
• mortgage and other home finance providers and brokers;
• insurers and insurance brokers; and
• firms registered with us under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.

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  Payment Services Firm Search

Firms that are or have been authorised or registered by us under the Payment Services Regulations 2009 since 1 November 2009 can be found under the 'Payment Services Firm Search' tab. The types of firms you will find under this search include:

• money remitters;
• credit card issuers; and
• merchant acquirers.

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  Regulated Collective Investment Scheme Firm Search

Under 'CIS Search' you will find collective investment schemes that are or have been regulated under FSMA since 1 December 2001. Regulated schemes include:

• authorised UK schemes (investment Companies with variable capital and unit trusts); and
• recognised offshore schemes.

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  Exempt Professional Firm Search

You can find professional firms allowed to undertake limited regulated financial activities as incidental services in addition to their normal professional services under the 'EPF Search' tab. Exempt professional firms include:

• solicitors;
• accountants; and
• chartered surveyors.

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How do I use the Register and Data Extracts?

We provide the FSA Register online to enable firms and consumers to conduct ad hoc searches. It is not designed for sustained use by individual parties over an extended period of time. If you do require access to this information on a regular and/or sustained basis, we recommend that you subscribe to a service we offer that provides an extract of the Register for a fee. For details of this service, please email the Register Extract Service Team

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Mutuals Society Register

The Mutuals Register is separate from the FSA Register but can still be found on our website. This is a public record of industrial and provident societies, building societies, credit unions and also the various kinds of society registered under the Friendly Societies Acts.