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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
70 St. Mary Axe, London, City Of London, EC3A 8BE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7265 6500 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode EC3A 8BE
Other names (6)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- National Bank of Canada Capital Markets Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Levesque Beaubien Geoffrion Inc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Levesque Beaubien Inc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- NBC Financial Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- NBF Securities UK Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- National Bank of Canada Financial Markets Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
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)
- support@nbfforex.com
Fake websites (1)
- nbfforex.com
The FCA warning these came from
- NBF Forex 13 June 2014
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- 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)
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- 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
- FC009503 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Overseas company
- Incorporated
- 1 October 1993 (33 years old)
- Registered office
- 1155 Metcalfe Street, 4th Floor, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3b 4s9, Canada
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian A Davis | Director | Jan 1959 | 20 Sep 2006 | None |
| Jonathan Durocher | Director | Dec 1980 | 8 May 2020 | None |
| Ètienne Dubuc | Director | Aug 1974 | 12 Sep 2022 | None |
| Jean-Pierre Vivier | Director | Feb 1972 | 1 Jan 2023 | None |
| Nancy Paquet | Director | Apr 1971 | 1 Nov 2023 | None |
| Martin Verschuere | Director | Apr 1975 | 1 Jan 2024 | None |
| Myriam Tsaousakis | Secretary | Not published | 4 Jun 2013 | – |
| Marie Brault | Secretary | Not published | 3 Jun 2024 | – |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 6 directors run no other company
- All 115 people who have been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
National Bank Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2014
13 June 2014
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2013
10 June 2013
- Changed its registered name from "NBF Securities UK"
FCA register
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2003
15 August 2003
- Changed its registered name from "NBC Financial"
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1999
8 September 1999
- Changed its registered name from "Levesque Beaubien Geoffrion Inc"
- Changed its registered name from "National Bank Financial Inc"
FCA register
1994
10 February 1994
- Regulated by the Investment Dealers Association of Canada from this date
- Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date
FCA register
1993
1 October 1993
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
1989
24 April 1989
- Changed its registered name from "Levesque Beaubien Inc"
FCA register
In the full report: all 244 events
- All 244 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 226
Firms connected to National Bank Financial
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with National Bank Financial. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like National Bank Financial
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In London
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- Every company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 244 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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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: NBF Forex 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