FCA warns unauthorised firm ALSET MARKETS at alsetmarkets.com
The FCA warns that ALSET MARKETS (alsetmarkets.com) is not authorised and may be providing or promoting financial services to people in the UK without permission.
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Source: fca.org.uk · published
What happened
The UK Financial Conduct Authority published a warning on 16 October 2026 that ALSET MARKETS, using the website www.alsetmarkets.com, may be providing or promoting financial services or products without FCA permission and may be targeting people in the UK. The FCA says the firm is not authorised and advises people to avoid dealing with it and to beware of scams.
The warning lists two addresses for the firm, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, and Mainzer Landstrasse 50, Frankfurt, plus an email address. The FCA cautions that such details may be incorrect or may belong to another business or individual.
How the scam works
The FCA says almost all firms and individuals must be authorised or registered by it to carry out or promote financial services in the UK. If you deal with an unauthorised firm you won't have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service if you want to complain, and you won't be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if things go wrong, so it is unlikely you would get your money back.
The FCA warns that firms like this may give incorrect contact details, including postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses, may change them over time, and may give details that belong to another business or individual so the information looks genuine. A prestigious-sounding address is therefore no evidence that a firm is real or regulated.
If you sent money to a fraudster on or after 7 October 2024, the FCA says you may be covered by reimbursement protections introduced by the Payment Systems Regulator. If you're contacted unexpectedly by a financial business, it advises replying only through the contact details on its Firm Checker.
Note: the FCA warning does not describe how this firm approached people; this section reflects the FCA's general guidance.
Source
Financial Conduct Authority, warning "ALSET MARKETS" (first published 16 October 2026).
Red flags
- A firm offering investments or financial services that isn't on the FCA Register.
- A prestigious London address with no matching FCA authorisation.
- Unexpected contact by phone, email or social media about an investment.
If you were targeted
- 1Don't deal with the firm or send it money.
- 2Check any financial firm on the FCA Firm Checker and use only the contact details listed there.
- 3If you sent money to a fraudster on or after 7 October 2024, contact your bank: you may be covered by Payment Systems Regulator reimbursement protections.
- 4Report the firm to the FCA on 0800 111 6768 and report fraud to Action Fraud (or Police Scotland).