Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority published a larger set of new warnings, including at least ten trading, crypto and investment-related names to its warning list on Friday, 6 November. The entries include website-style identities as well as conventional-sounding firms. The regulator’s register identifies these as unauthorised or unregistered in the context of their activities. That is a useful consumer alert, but it is not a finding that every individual behind each name has committed a criminal offence or that a similarly named, properly authorised company is the same operation.[1][2]
The 6 November additions shown by the FCA include www.rubizio.com, www.nex-investment.com, www.icumarkets.com, www.vyberfx.net and www.primemineblock.com. The same dated register lists REVOLVE TRUST, Mega Pro Forex Trade, www.apex-globalassets.com, Crypto Global Brokerage and Invexel FX Trade. These identifiers are reproduced precisely because a domain, spelling variant or company suffix can determine whether a warning is relevant to the site someone actually used.[1][2]
Ten selected warnings; not a complete daily tally
| Item | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 November 2026 |
| Coverage boundary | Ten individually named entries selected from broader FCA warnings on 6 November |
| Websites in FCA list | rubizio.com, nex-investment.com, icumarkets.com, vyberfx.net, primemineblock.com |
| Other named domains | apex-globalassets.com |
| Named firms | REVOLVE TRUST; Mega Pro Forex Trade; Crypto Global Brokerage; Invexel FX Trade |
| Authority’s description | Not authorised or registered for relevant activity |
| What warning does not prove | Criminal guilt, linked common ownership, or absence of all possible overseas permissions |
How the warning changes account checks
For prospective account holders, the first decision is not whether a trading dashboard looks sophisticated. It is whether the exact entity providing the investment service has a relevant UK permission and whether the website, contact details and trading name align with the official entry. Cloned firms sometimes use the credentials or branding of a real licensee. A search-engine result, customer-service screenshot or regulator logo on an advertisement does not resolve that risk. The proper route is the FCA’s live Firm Checker or Financial Services Register, followed by the firm’s independently verified contact details.[1][2]
The distinction has financial consequences. Customers dealing with an unauthorised firm may lack access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and Financial Services Compensation Scheme protections for the relevant activity. Protection is always activity-specific and dependent on eligibility; being an authorised group somewhere in the world does not guarantee UK coverage for a particular contract. Even an FCA-authorised broker does not make market losses automatically compensable.[1][2]
Several of the selected warnings appeared in succession during the morning; additional notices were listed that day, not as one enforcement judgment against a connected enterprise. There is no evidence in the warning register alone that the ten names share an operator. For brokers and payments firms processing deposits, the operational lesson is to compare full account-beneficiary details and domain histories against live regulator records and refresh the check when the client claims its trading entity has changed. The 6 November register is a time-stamped snapshot; any later removal, correction or new finding must be checked independently.[1][2]
Sources & further reading
- FCA Warning List of unauthorised firms, including 6 November 2026 additions Financial Conduct Authority · 6 Nov 2026 · Accessed 7 Nov 2026
- FCA named warning: Mega Pro Forex Trade Financial Conduct Authority · 6 Nov 2026 · Accessed 7 Nov 2026
- FCA named warning: www.apex-globalassets.com Financial Conduct Authority · 6 Nov 2026 · Accessed 7 Nov 2026