CarpusMedia Ab

Reference number: 993106

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Introducer appointed representative

CarpusMedia Ab can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Visionary Markets Ltd Reference number: 710569 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • CarpusMedia Ab (FRN 993106) introduces customers to Visionary Markets Ltd (FRN 710569). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not CarpusMedia Ab.
  • Example: if CarpusMedia Ab refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from CarpusMedia Ab itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    +358 456 502 986

  • Address

    Kvarnvägen 7, 10300 Karis, Finland

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Other names (4)

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

  • Equity-Release-Quotes-UK Trading name
  • LifeCoverQuotes Trading name
  • Health-Ins-Quote Former trading name
  • LifeAssurMe Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Visionary Markets Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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.

Key dates in its history

CarpusMedia Ab’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (1) All events (7)

2023

9 March 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

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  • All 7 events in its history (1 shown here)
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  • All 7 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is CarpusMedia Ab FCA authorised?
CarpusMedia Ab (FRN 993106) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for CarpusMedia Ab?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. CarpusMedia Ab (FRN 993106) introduces customers to Visionary Markets Ltd (FRN 710569). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not CarpusMedia Ab. Example: if CarpusMedia Ab refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from CarpusMedia Ab itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is CarpusMedia Ab’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number +358 456 502 986 for CarpusMedia Ab. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is CarpusMedia Ab a scam or clone?
CarpusMedia Ab is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with CarpusMedia Ab?
Protection works through Visionary Markets Ltd, the principal firm responsible for CarpusMedia Ab's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does CarpusMedia Ab use any other names?
It trades as Equity-Release-Quotes-UK and LifeCoverQuotes. It has previously used 2 other names: Health-Ins-Quote and LifeAssurMe.

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