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Find cross-border regulated firms before the UK advice conversation.

Use FCA, SEC, Companies House, permissions, people, relationship, requirement, and export data to identify overseas adviser firms active in UK markets, inspect dual-regulated profiles, and prepare sharper authorisation, compliance-support, and diligence conversations.

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698

FCA firms also found in SEC adviser data

240

dual-regulated investment managers

90,000+

regulated firms searchable

Use cases

Workflows for law firms.

Each workflow starts with a specific market question and turns the answer into a list, monitor, export, or client-ready brief.

Find US-to-UK regulatory prospects

Search FCA-authorised investment firms with SEC adviser records, UK MiFID indicators, reported RAUM, classifications, and status filters to find firms likely to need UK regulatory advice or support.

Hackford search builder showing FCA-authorised investment firms with approved SEC RIA records, UK MiFID status, and SEC RAUM filters

Check the FCA and SEC footprint in one place

Open the linked firm profile to review FCA status, SEC CRD and file number, RIA status, RAUM, offices, Companies House status, and current control-function context before outreach or matter scoping.

Hackford firm profile showing linked FCA and SEC status, identifiers, SEC RAUM, and office context for a dual-regulated adviser

Build a usable export for follow-up

Export firm identity, FCA and SEC identifiers, classification, SMF16 and SMF17 holders, scale indicators, and coverage notes to prioritise authorisation and compliance-support work.

Hackford target-list export showing firm identity, FCA and SEC identifiers, classification, people, financials, and source coverage fields

FAQs

Practical details.

Is Hackford legal research software?

No. Hackford focuses on regulated-firm data and market intelligence. It complements legal research by improving the firm and market context around a matter.

Can law firms use Hackford for diligence lists?

Yes. Hackford can help teams create structured, exportable lists of regulated firms and relevant attributes for diligence workflows.

See the workflow with your market.

Bring a target segment or regulatory question and Hackford can show the searches, lists, and exports that fit it.

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