Searching the Financial Service Providers Register

Your search options and the information we hold about financial service providers

You can search the FSPR to identify financial service providers (FSPs) and find information about them, such as:

  • which services they're registered for and, if applicable, are licensed or certified to provide. 
  • details of the dispute resolution scheme they belong to (if any).

On this page

Enter any of the following details in the search field to search for an FSP.

  • Name — Their current or previous name, trading name or alias.
  • Registration number — Their FSP number or (if applicable) their New Zealand Business Number (NZBN).

Advanced search options

You can use the advanced search to find specific results for:

  • types of FSPs — for example search only for individuals or only for entities, such as companies
  • the status of an FSP — for example search only for FSPs that are registered or that have been suspended or deregistered
  • FSPs registered on certain dates (or between 2 specific dates)
  • Keywords within a business address — for example by including a street name or a city
  • financial services that FSPs are registered to provide.

You can combine different fields to narrow down your results.

Search for a financial service provider

Information available to you

Once you’ve found the FSP you’re looking for, you can view details that include: 

  • services the FSP is registered, licensed or certified to provide
  • registration status
  • business address
  • the dispute resolution scheme(s) (DRSs) the FSP belongs to, if any (see below for more details)
  • trading name and former trading name, if any
  • other names an individual FSP is known by
  • the Financial Advice Provider a financial adviser is engaged by and vice versa, if applicable.

Searching for dispute resolution schemes

If an FSP offers financial services to retail clients (for example, a financial adviser) they must belong to an approved dispute resolution scheme (DRS). 

You can find out which scheme they belong to when you search this register. 

  • Once you have found your FSP, click on their name to view their full details.
  • When you’re viewing the FSP’s details, select the ‘Financial Services’ tab.
  • You can see details of:
    • each financial service the FSP is registered to provide, and
    • which dispute resolution scheme(s) they belong to (including the address of the DRS and a link to their website). 

Saving your search results

You can save up to 1,000 search results by exporting them in an Excel file format.

For each search you complete, the file includes the search criteria you used and contains a list of FSPs showing their.

  • FSP Name
  • Registration number
  • NZBN (if applicable)
  • Registration status
  • Registration date
  • Deregistration date (if applicable).

If your search returns more than 1,000 results, try refining your search. If your search still returns over 1,000 results you can send us a data request.

Request data

Other guides in
Getting started on the register

Other help topics

Registering a financial service provider (FSP)

Dispute resolution schemes (DRSs)

Providing licensed or certified services

Filing an annual confirmation

Managing your registration as a financial service provider (FSP)

Deregistration and reregistration

Paying fees and levies

Managing your online services account

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