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FCA warning list new entries: August 2026 update

An overview of unauthorised entities and clone firms added to the Financial Conduct Authority warning list in August 2026.

FCA role and warning list additions for 13 August 2026

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's financial services regulator, maintains a warning list of firms and websites that may be providing or promoting financial services in the UK without its permission (FCA Warning List). Inclusion on this list represents the FCA's published caution.

On 13 August 2026, the FCA added ASSET AVENUE ADVISORS LLC (FCA Warning: ASSET AVENUE ADVISORS LLC) to its warning list, stating that this firm may be operating without its permission. The FCA also added Crestwood Corporate Group LLP (FCA Warning: Crestwood Corporate Group LLP) and CTI Capital / https://ctimarket.com/ (FCA Warning: CTI Capital).

Additionally, the FCA published a warning about housetrading-financial.com, which is a clone of an FCA-registered firm (FCA Warning: housetrading-financial.com). This entity has been contacting people while pretending to be an authorised firm.

Warning list entries published between 10 August and 12 August 2026

On 12 August 2026, the FCA published warnings for Neu Finances (FCA) and UKX Capital (FCA), stating that these firms may be operating without permission.

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On 11 August 2026, the FCA added warnings for Aurum Foundation Limited / aurum.foundation/en (FCA) and 6 Trinity Street Investment Club (FCA), which is a clone of an FCA-authorised firm.

On 10 August 2026, the FCA issued warnings regarding capitalrisefinancelimited.com (FCA) and cairnloan.com (FCA), stating that both are clones of FCA-authorised firms. Further additions on 10 August 2026 included GRAND CORE INVEST (FCA), TRUSTS ASSET MANAGEMENT (FCA), Market-Analysis / market-analysis.net (FCA), Cryptoslite / onahsson.com.ng (FCA), and Asset Swap FX / assets-swapfx.com (FCA).

Warning list entries published between 5 August and 7 August 2026

On 7 August 2026, the FCA published warnings for Superior Wealth Capital / superiorwealthcapital.com (Financial Conduct Authority) and Bixerydigital (Financial Conduct Authority), stating that these entities may be operating without permission.

On 6 August 2026, the FCA cautioned against Trader AI / www.trader-ai-platform.org (Financial Conduct Authority), GBP Markets (Financial Conduct Authority), and Hestiainvest / Hestia Invest (Financial Conduct Authority), as they may be operating without permission. The FCA also warned about Stanlake Group (Clone of UK registered company) / https://stanlakegroup.co.uk (Financial Conduct Authority).

On 5 August 2026, the FCA stated that Valar Ventures Group (Financial Conduct Authority) may be operating without its permission.

Warning list entries published between 31 July and 4 August 2026

On 31 July 2026, the FCA published warnings for Sync-digital.co (FCA) and T Trading / ttrading.io (FCA), stating that these entities may be operating without permission.

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On 3 August 2026, the FCA added several entities to its warning list, including IMPOUND SERVICES LTD (FCA), Smart-ISA (FCA), TradeDexter (FCA), Omega Smart / omega-smart.net (FCA), Solidmartprofits / solidmartprofits.live (FCA), Fiscalsmartexchange / fiscalsmartexchange.net (FCA), and BULLNEXMARKETS.COM (FCA). The FCA also warned about Eoscoinvest.io / eoscoinvest.co.uk, a clone of an FCA-registered firm that may be operating without permission (FCA).

On 4 August 2026, the FCA issued a warning about Throgmorton Wealth Consultant, which is a clone of FCA-authorised firms and may be operating without permission (FCA).

Frequently asked questions

What is the FCA warning list?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) maintains a warning list of firms and websites that may be providing or promoting financial services in the UK without its permission.

Which firms were added to the FCA warning list on 13 August 2026?

On 13 August 2026, the FCA added ASSET AVENUE ADVISORS LLC, Crestwood Corporate Group LLP, CTI Capital, and housetrading-financial.com (a clone of an FCA-registered firm).

What types of entities appear on the FCA warning list?

The list includes firms that may be operating without FCA permission and clone entities that pretend to be authorised or registered firms.

How many firms were added between 10 and 12 August 2026?

Between 10 and 12 August 2026, the FCA added warnings for at least 10 entities, including Neu Finances, UKX Capital, Aurum Foundation Limited, and several clone firms.