Find ARs by type
Search appointed representatives by classification and current principal relationship to identify investment-manager ARs that could become potential targets.
Regulatory hosts
Monitor principal and AR books without working the register by hand.
Map appointed representatives, principal firms, institutional AR platforms, permissions, classifications, relationship dates, people movement, and regulatory changes in one workflow.
33,000+
AR and principal relationships
90,000+
FCA-regulated firms
4,000+
monthly role changes
Use cases
Workflows for regulatory hosts.
Each workflow starts with a specific market question and turns the answer into a list, monitor, export, or client-ready brief.
Map principal firms with relevant AR books
Find authorised principal firms with five or more current appointed representatives in investment-management segments so you can build and monitor a competitor set.
Export principal and AR relationship rows
Open a principal firm profile, review current and previous appointed-representative relationships, and export current relationship rows to CSV.
In practice
“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
Director of UK Platforms
Mettis
Example searches
Questions your team can ask in Hackford.
These are starter searches. Each can be narrowed by market, location, permission, role, firm type, or recent change.
Current appointed representatives classified as investment managers with active principal relationshipsAuthorised principal firms with at least five current investment-manager appointed representativesCurrent AR relationships for a selected principal, including effective dates, classifications, and export fields
FAQs
Practical details.
Does Hackford show principal and appointed representative relationships?
Yes. Hackford includes appointed representative and principal relationships and makes them searchable for market mapping and monitoring.
Can hosts monitor competitor movement?
Hackford can help teams track market structure, firm status, permissions, and relationship changes that are visible in public regulatory data.
More solutions
Explore adjacent 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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