You can perform a search directly at the government’s authority site at which the broker claims to be regulated with. Below are a list of government authority sites that you can use to perform a search to make sure that the broker that you are using or going to use is safe and regulated as what they claims to be.
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority began operations on 1 January 1997. It was established as a body corporate under the Monetary Authority Law, which was brought into force on that date.
In March 2003, the Authority became operationally independent under the Monetary Authority Law. Independence significantly enhanced CIMA’s ability to meet international standards of supervision, accountability and transparency, and has more clearly defined its functions, duties, powers and obligations.
The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for 59,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential regulator for over 18,000 of those firms.
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is the prudential regulator of around 1,500 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms. As a prudential regulator, it has a general objective to promote the safety and soundness of the firms it regulates.
The Central Bank of Ireland serves the public interest by safeguarding monetary and financial stability and by working to ensure that the financial system operates in the best interests of consumers and the wider economy.
http://registers.centralbank.ie/FirmSearchPage.aspx
https://www.investorcompensation.ie/participant/participant-firms.203.html
MAS’ values and code of conduct support our mission of promoting sustained non-inflationary economic growth, and a sound and progressive financial centre.
FSPR has been established under the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008. FSPR is a searchable register of people, businesses and organisations that provide financial services in New Zealand. It enables over-the-counter brokerage firms that are unregulated, as well as new start-ups, to gain customer confidence and credibility, without the worry of complying with regulatory barriers imposed in a number of other countries.
CYSEC is the public independent supervisory authority responsible for overseeing the market for investment services in securities, transactions in securities held in the Republic of Cyprus and in the field of collective investment. It also oversees the companies that offer administrative services, which do not fall under the jurisdiction of SELK and the Pancyprian Bar Association.
ASIC is Australia’s integrated corporate, markets, financial services and consumer credit regulator.
ASIC is an independent Australian Government body. They are set up under and administer the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (ASIC Act), and they carry out most of their work under the Corporations Act.
