GFI Securities Limited

Reference number: 184801

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Identity

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Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
03405174
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 July 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5RD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
James Richard John Martin Director Mar 1966 9 Dec 2019
John Martin Skitt Director Oct 1973 9 Dec 2019
Nicholas George Stewart Director Jul 1980 25 Feb 2021
George Eric Dale Director Jun 1949 12 May 2021
Bhagwant Singh Director Feb 1962 12 May 2021
Darryl Anthony Denyssen Director May 1973 3 Mar 2022
Paul Marc Pion Director Dec 1966 2 May 2025
Anastasia Kirsanova Secretary Not published 17 Jan 2025
Jonathan Andrew Isaacs Secretary Not published 17 Jan 2025

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Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (1)
  • gfisfx@gmail.com
Fake websites (1)
  • geo-fi.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.

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  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Operating a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF)
  • Operating an Organised Trading Facility (OTF)
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

Action taken against them

1 fine in 2022, £1.19m in total. This is part of the official register record and is worth reviewing before going ahead.

  • Fined £1.19m on 14 December 2022
    On 7 December 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) imposed a financial penalty of £1,189,440 on GFI Securities Limited (GFI) for breaches of Principle 3 of the FCA's Principles for Businesses (Principle 3) and Article 16(2) of the Markets Abuse Regulation.   A summary of the decision is set out below. Full details of the decision can be found in the Final Notice on the FCA's website.  https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/final-notices/bgc-gfi-2022.pdf The reasons for this action are that between 3 July 2016 and 3 January 2018 GFI failed to take reasonable care to organise their affairs responsibly and effectively with adequate risk management surveillance systems for the purposes of detecting and identifying orders and transactions that could constitute insider dealing, market manipulation or attempted insider dealing or market manipulation, of all orders received and transmitted and all transactions executed. GFI had manual surveillance, automatic surveillance and communications surveillance processes, yet these were deficient and therefore collectively inadequate in identifying potential market abuse by market participants. GFI thereby breached Article 16(2) of the Market Abuse Regulations and Principle 3 of the Authority’s Principles for Businesses.

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired 4 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.

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  • BGC Radix Energy
  • Christopher Street Capital
  • Latium Capital
  • Mint Brokers

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is GFI Securities Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, GFI Securities Limited (FRN 184801) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities.
Is my money safe with GFI Securities?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about GFI Securities to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Is GFI Securities a scam or clone?
GFI Securities is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is GFI Securities's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
GFI Securities's FRN is 184801. You can verify it on the FCA register.