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Firms with a new SMF16 appointment
Last 30 days · Compliance Oversight · All regions
47 results
Newly authorised MiFID investment managers
Last 90 days · London · Managing investments
23 results
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"You'd never be able to do this on the FCA Register" – Hackford user

Media-featured, enterprise-trusted.

Mettis
Finextra
UCL
The Intermediary
Professional Adviser
Miro

If they're FCA-regulated, they're in here.

70,000+
Active UK firms
915k+
Regulatory permissions
85,000
Senior managers
2,000+
Role changes per month

The FCA Register has the data. But it isn't built for targeting.

You can't search it by "firms like my best customers" or get alerts when someone new gets authorised. That's what Hackford does.

1

Search your universe

"All MiFID investment managers in Greater London"

558 results
2

Refine it

Add: authorised in last 90 days → 23 results

Add: has new SMF16 (Compliance Oversight) → 8 results

3

Save as watchlist

Get an email alert when a firm hires a new SMF16, changes permissions, or has a new appointed representative.

Find every firm that matches your target. Track the ones that matter.

Before Hackford
  • How many corporate finance firms are there?
    Hours of manual searching
  • Who changed roles at my target firms?
    No way to know
  • Which firms match my ICP?
    Guesswork and spreadsheets
  • Any new market entrants?
    You'll find out too late
With Hackford
  • How many authorised corporate finance firms are there?
    540 results in 1.2 seconds
  • Who changed roles at my target firms?
    "3 firms hired new compliance heads"
  • Which firms match my ICP?
    Search by permissions: MiFID + managing investments + London
  • Any new market entrants?
    "2 new firms match your target (authorised last week)"
Hackford's data gives our team a far stronger understanding of the regulatory host market in the UK. That insight directly supports how we prioritise opportunities and how we position Mettis with clients and partners.
Pierre van Zyl
Pierre van Zyl
Director of UK Platforms, Mettis
Mettis

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