United Overseas Bank Ltd
Reference number: 204714
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Devonshire House, 3 Bishopsgate Plaza, London, EC2M 4AJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When uobgroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7448 5800 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC2M 4AJ
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 (2)
- 020 8124 4109
- 0800 260 5974
Fake email addresses (2)
- info@kellerinvestmentsllp.com
- info@uobuk.com
Fake websites (2)
- kellerinvestmentsllp.com
- uobuk.com
The 2 FCA warnings these came from
- Keller Investments 6 April 2022
- United Overseas Bank 8 March 2021
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 (4 permissions)
- Accepting Deposits
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
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 name
- UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED
- Company number
- FC008535 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Overseas company
- Incorporated
- 18 August 1975 (51 years old)
- Registered office
- 80 Raffles Place, Uob Plaza, Singapore, 0104
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ee Cheong Wee | Director | Jan 1953 | 9 Nov 1993 | 3 other companies |
| Kan Seng Wong | Director | Sep 1946 | 27 Jul 2017 | None |
| Jown Leam (michael) Lien | Director | Sep 1963 | 27 Jul 2017 | None |
| Ee Lim Wee | Director | Aug 1961 | 1 Jul 2018 | None |
| Swee Kim Phan | Director | Mar 1958 | 1 Jul 2019 | None |
| Tai Tee Chia (Dr) | Director | Mar 1962 | 1 Oct 2020 | None |
| Kim Hong Tracey Oh | Director | Aug 1956 | 1 Sep 2021 | None |
| Ba Thanh Dinh | Director | Jun 1957 | 1 Dec 2021 | None |
| Lay Lim Teo | Director | Aug 1963 | 1 Jan 2022 | None |
| Chong Tee Ong | Director | Jul 1961 | 1 Jan 2023 | None |
| Ean Lim Beh | Secretary | Not published | 1 Mar 2023 | – |
Other companies run by these 10 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 3
- closed down
- 2
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 40 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
United Overseas Bank’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
8 March 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
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1998
1 June 1998
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
1975
18 August 1975
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 81 events
- All 81 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 70
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- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 81 events in its history
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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: Keller Investments fca.org.uk
- FCA warning: United Overseas Bank 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