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IG: FSA licence Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 255

Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Seychelles Financial Services Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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The Seychelles Financial Services Authority Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 255

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Holder
IG Group Limited
Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Japan
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 255
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About FSA

The Seychelles Financial Services Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Japan.

Full name
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Japan
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
143 firms
Regulates
Stocks, Fund
Licences it issues
Securities Dealer – Principal & Agency
Typical cost of a licence
USD 10000-20000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Low

FSA is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

FSA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeFSA Enquiries
  • Maximum leverage1:1000
This describes the authority's regime, not how IG applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against IG. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
IG Group Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Operating
Above 20 years
Wikilix score
69.5the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLCUnited Kingdom · Reg. 04677092 · Aug 18, 2023
  • IG MARKETS SOUTH AFRICA LIMITEDSouth Africa · Reg. 07094705 · Dec 3, 2009
  • IG ASIA PTE. LTD.Singapore · Reg. 200510021K · Jul 20, 2005
  • IG AUSTRALIA PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 096585410 · May 7, 2001
  • IG GROUP LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 04008980 · Jun 1, 2000
  • IG MARKETS LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 04008957 · Jun 1, 2000
  • IG INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDBermuda
Provenance

Where this record came from

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Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences IG holds

9 other licences are on record for IG.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Yes, IG does not accept clients from certain prohibited countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with regulatory and legal requirements.
IG clients can access customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. Support is available in English, and the broker provides multiple contact channels including email and social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
IG Group Limited follows strict fund segregation practices to protect client funds. While some regulators like the FCA provide client fund insurance up to £85,000, others such as ASIC do not mandate insurance but enforce strict segregation. Protection levels vary by region and regulator.
IG provides varying maximum leverage depending on the regulatory jurisdiction, with the highest leverage reaching up to 400. For example, leverage is capped at 30 in the UK and Germany, 28 in Australia, and up to 1000 in some offshore jurisdictions.
IG offers popular trading platforms including MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. These platforms support multiple device types such as desktop, mobile, and web versions, and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities.
IG Group Limited is a regulated broker licensed by several authorities including the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Australia's ASIC. These regulators ensure IG complies with strict financial standards and investor protection rules. The broker operates under onshore licenses in multiple countries, providing a high level of regulatory oversight.
Yes, IG does not accept clients from certain prohibited countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place to comply with regulatory and legal requirements.
IG clients can access customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. Support is available in English, and the broker provides multiple contact channels including email and social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
IG Group Limited follows strict fund segregation practices to protect client funds. While some regulators like the FCA provide client fund insurance up to £85,000, others such as ASIC do not mandate insurance but enforce strict segregation. Protection levels vary by region and regulator.
IG provides varying maximum leverage depending on the regulatory jurisdiction, with the highest leverage reaching up to 400. For example, leverage is capped at 30 in the UK and Germany, 28 in Australia, and up to 1000 in some offshore jurisdictions.
IG offers popular trading platforms including MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. These platforms support multiple device types such as desktop, mobile, and web versions, and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities.
IG Group Limited is a regulated broker licensed by several authorities including the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Australia's ASIC. These regulators ensure IG complies with strict financial standards and investor protection rules. The broker operates under onshore licenses in multiple countries, providing a high level of regulatory oversight.
Licence Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 255 was issued by The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), the financial authority for Japan.
IG holds this FSA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the FSA register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates FSA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, FSA is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
IG has 9 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 8 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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