Mario Picciau: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

Mario Picciau does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Appointed for 21 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

The On-Line Partnership Limited Reference number: 192638 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
Mario Picciau (FRN 429596) is an AR of The On-Line Partnership Limited (FRN 192638). When you use Mario Picciau's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Mario Picciau, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
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

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

020 7908 1919
Address

22 Notting Hill Gate, Level 6, London, W11 3JE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 7908 1919 is
Who else gives the postcode W11 3JE

Other names (2)

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

Stellar Financial Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Stallar Financial Solutions Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through The On-Line Partnership Limited, 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

Mario Picciau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (5)

2008

10 September 2008

Changed its registered name from "Stellar Financial Solutions"

FCA register

2005

15 March 2005

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 5 events

All 5 events in its history (2 shown here)

Firms connected to Mario Picciau

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mario Picciau. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 3
no longer authorised: 1
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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All 5 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mario Picciau FCA authorised?

Mario Picciau (FRN 429596) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Mario Picciau?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Mario Picciau (FRN 429596) is an AR of The On-Line Partnership Limited (FRN 192638). When you use Mario Picciau's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Mario Picciau, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Mario Picciau’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7908 1919 for Mario Picciau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Mario Picciau a scam or clone?

Mario Picciau 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 Mario Picciau?

Protection works through The On-Line Partnership Limited, the principal firm responsible for Mario Picciau's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Mario Picciau use any other names?

It trades as Stellar Financial Solutions. It has previously used the name Stallar Financial Solutions.