Find out how to become authorised as an asset manager.
The authorisation process
- early stages - things to consider before applying
- pre-application - preparing your application
- application - making your application
- after authorisation - what you need to do once you are authorised
View a flowchart that explains the steps to becoming regulated (PDF)
About these pages
These web pages are part of our asset manager authorisation hub, which aims to remove unnecessary barriers to the regulatory journey of an asset manager while still maintaining our high regulatory standards, by:
- improving access to the FCA and public information shared by us on our website and Handbook
- building knowledge of firms by providing guides to our processes and systems, organising open days, roundtables and seminars on key regulatory topics
- simplifying regulatory processes by streamlining existing processes and taking a more pragmatic approach
- engaging with firms by committing more time towards pre-application meetings
- helping firms transition from authorisation to supervision
Watch our video for an overview of the asset management authorisation hub.
News and events for asset managers
News
Asset Management Market Study (5 April 2018)
EU withdrawal (28 March 2018)
FCA Mission: Approach to Authorisation (28 November 2018)
DP18/10: Patient Capital and Authorised Funds (12 December 2018)
MS17/1: Investment platforms market study (16 July 2018)
CP18/27: Consultation on illiquid assets and open-ended funds and feedback to Discussion Paper 17/1 (8 October 2018)
Speech: Competition in the asset management industry (24 October 2017)
Events
On Thursday 17 January 2019, we are holding an event about Patient Capital. You can register for this event.
Find out more about events for asset managers.
Further information
| Find application forms | Forms to complete |
| Where to submit applications | FCA Connect |
| Where to submit regular returns | Gabriel |
| Where to pay regular fees | Annual fee options |
| Find the FCA rulebook | FCA Handbook |
| Find UK Regulations | HMT website |
| Access FCA publications | FCA publications |
| Access EU publications | EU publications |
| Access ESMA publications | ESMA website |
| How to contact us | FCA Contact Centre |