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Sucden

Sucden Financial Limited

Risk level not supplied2 of 2 licences marked regulated
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Warnings
0
Comments
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Licence records

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RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
SFCTier-1
Securities and Futures Commission
ASE480RegulatedSucden Financial (HK) Limited2009-04-28
FCATier-1
Financial Conduct Authority
114239RegulatedSucden Financial Limited2001-12-01

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Sucden against peer institutions in our banks and deposit-taking institutions dataset.

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InstitutionPrimary regulatorsRegulated / totalRisk classificationSource scoreWarnings
Sucden (this record)
SFCFCA
2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0
Al Rayan Bank
PRAFCA
2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0
HSBC
HKMASFC
2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0
Lloyds Bank
PRAFCA
2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0
Danske Bank
DKFSAFCA
2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0
Investec
FCAFSCA
2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0

Sucden: institutional due diligence FAQ

Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.

What is Sucden's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, Sucden (legal entity reference: Sucden Financial Limited) holds 2 recorded licence entries, of which 2 carry a "regulated" status and 2 are marked regulated or registered: SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) — licence ASE480, status: regulated, Tier-1; FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) — licence 114239, status: regulated, Tier-1. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official SFC, FCA public register.

Which of Sucden's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?

Sucden is registered at Sucden Financial Limited Plantation Place South 60 Great Tower Street EC3R 5AZ United Kingdom and tracked under our banks and deposit-taking institutions scope based on its institutional service profile (Precious metals, Forex, Commodities) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 2 recorded licences (SFC, FCA) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

What is Sucden's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?

Sucden carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.

What operational due diligence steps apply to Sucden's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with Sucden, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (sucdenfinancial.com) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to SFC.

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