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.
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Website
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Phone number
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Address
C I M B Bank Berhad, 27 Knightsbridge, London, Westminster, SW1X 7LY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When cimb.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7201 3150 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW1X 7LY
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Bumiputra Commerce Bank Berhad Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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 email addresses (1)
- cimb@cimbbgroup.com
Fake websites (1)
- cimbbgroup.com
The FCA warning these came from
- CIMB Group 14 July 2020
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
- Accepting Deposits
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
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.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- FC022225 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Overseas company
- Incorporated
- 1 October 1999 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- 13th Floor Menara Cimb, No1 Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur 50470, Malaysia
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Kok Kwan Lee | Director | Jan 1966 | 20 Jul 2015 | None |
| Hong Keong Chu | Director | Jan 1952 | 1 May 2019 | None |
| Sukanta Kumar Dutt | Director | Oct 1958 | 30 Oct 2019 | None |
| Soo Chan Ong | Director | Jun 1962 | 1 Mar 2023 | None |
| E-Lene Kee | Director | Nov 1968 | 15 Mar 2023 | None |
| Muhammad Novan Bin Amirudin | Director | Oct 1980 | 1 Jul 2024 | None |
| T Azmil Zahruddin Bin Raja Abdul Aziz | Director | Aug 1970 | 1 Jul 2024 | None |
| Yee Kwan Choo | Director | Jun 1953 | 27 Jan 2025 | None |
| Marina Binti Abdul Kahar | Director | Jul 1964 | 27 Jan 2025 | None |
| Syed Zaid Bin Syed Jaffar Albar | Director | Sep 1954 | 18 Jul 2025 | None |
| Rossaya Mohd Nashir | Secretary | Not published | 26 Jan 2006 | – |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 10 directors run no other company
- All 40 people who have been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
CIMB Bank Berhad’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
14 July 2020
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2006
10 October 2006
- Changed its registered name from "Bumiputra Commerce Bank Berhad"
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1999
1 October 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
1998
1 June 1998
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
In the full report: all 82 events
- All 82 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 70
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: CIMB Group fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk