Cross-border
FCA-regulated firms that are also SEC RIAs or ERAs
698 firms
The financial services market, made legible.
Build a clearer view of FCA-regulated firms and SEC adviser firms, track the changes that make them relevant, and know when to start a conversation.
Jurisdictions covered
- United Kingdom · FCA
- United States · SEC
- Luxembourg · CSSF
- European Union · ESMA
MEDIA-FEATURED, ENTERPRISE-TRUSTED.
Find,understand,act.
A clearer view of the regulated market, the changes that matter, and the context to act on them — without the manual work of stitching together public registers.
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Search regulated firms
Find firms by authorisation, permissions, adviser status, roles, firm type, geography, or recent change.
02
Understand the context
See what a firm does, how it is regulated, who holds relevant roles, and whether it has FCA, SEC, or cross-border indicators.
03
Track what changes
Save searches and watchlists so your team can spot new authorisations, senior-manager changes, and other regulatory signals.
04
Start the right conversation
Use the context to prepare client work, prioritise outreach, refresh CRM data, or brief colleagues.
For teams that workwith regulated financial services firms.
Hackford joins FCA, SEC, Companies House, proprietary classification, people, relationship, and change data into workflows for target lists, diligence, market maps, and monitoring.
Searches your team can run in Hackford.
Browse the regulated market the way your work actually demands — by authorisation, permission, adviser status, role change, or recent activity.
Request access to searchChange signal
Firms with a new SMF16 appointment in the last 30 days
121 changes
New entrants
Newly authorised MiFID investment firms
60 firms
Permissions shift
Payments and e-money firms with recent authorisation changes
223 firms
Dual-regulated
Investment managers with SEC AUM and UK permissions
240 firms
Distribution
Firms with appointed representative or principal relationships
33,000+ firms
For teams selling to advice firms.
Asset managers, MPS, DFM, and platforms
Define the firms that fit your route to market, understand the people and relationships around them, and keep the market current as it changes.
Find advisers that fitAdviser technology and specialist services
Find the intermediary firms that could need your help and understand the right time to reach them.
Explore watchlists and alertsPublic registers, made workable.
The FCA and SEC publish important data, but they don't make it easy to segment firms, compare regulatory footprints, or turn the results into usable lists. Hackford adds structure, classification, search, exports, and monitoring.
90,000+
FCA-regulated firms
23,000+
SEC RIAs & ERAs
82,000+
Senior managers tracked
4,000+
Role changes / month
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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
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For compliance consultants, the value of Hackford is that it turns regulatory data into something we can actually use. It makes it much easier to find the right firms, understand their permissions, key people and recent changes, and identify where it might be time for a conversation.
Vishan Singh
Head of Compliance Consulting
Sentinel Regulatory Services
See how Hackford can support your team.
Book 30-minute demo to see how Hackford can help you find the firms that matter.