Alvar Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 597312

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 2 warnings 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.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When alvarfinancial.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3370 6228 is
  • Whether GX11 1AA is a shared office: 43 other firms give it
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Other names (11)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Alvar Brokers Trading name
  • Alvar Capital Trading name
  • Alvar Financial Trading name
  • Alvar Prime Services Trading name
  • Alvar Solutions Trading name
  • Alvar Trading Trading name
  • Fundspreads Trading name
  • Intertrader Trading name
  • InterTrader Limited Former name
  • InterTrader Direct Former trading name
  • Olivetree Financial Former trading name

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 phone numbers (1)
  • 0161 818 4914
Fake email addresses (1)
  • info@intertradesfx.com
Fake websites (2)
  • intertradesfx.com
  • intertradesfx.org
The 2 FCA warnings these came from

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

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

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

No specific permissions are recorded for this firm on the FCA register.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Key dates in its history

Alvar Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (21)

2022

1 March 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "InterTrader Limited"

FCA register

2021

23 June 2021

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

18 March 2013

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission from this date
  • Authorised in another EEA country to do business in the UK

FCA register

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (6 shown here)
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alvar Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alvar Financial Services Limited (FRN 597312) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2013. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Alvar Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3370 6228 and the website alvarfinancial.com for Alvar Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alvar Financial Services a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Alvar Financial Services: the FCA has published 2 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Alvar Financial Services, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Alvar Financial Services?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how Alvar Financial Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Alvar Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Alvar Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as Alvar Brokers, Alvar Capital, Alvar Financial, Alvar Prime Services and Alvar Solutions, and 3 more names. It has previously used 3 other names: InterTrader Limited, InterTrader Direct and Olivetree Financial.

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