Risk scorecard
Each area is scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). Higher means more risk.
Regulation
7/10 · HighHolds no licence of its own; it wore the real Schroders Japan licence 第90号 and showed a fabricated NFA number.
Identity & transparency
10/10 · CriticalTotal impersonation of a real regulated firm: stolen entity name and licence, concealed true operator, lookalike domains.
Withdrawals & conduct
4/10 · ModerateNo withdrawal-denial reports surfaced on the short-lived domains, but it solicited FX deposits under a stolen identity, so any funds sent were at severe risk.
Reputation
7/10 · HighThe Schroders brand carries extensive FCA clone warnings and Schroders fraud alerts, and a UK tribunal ordered this exact name changed; no legitimate standing exists for these domains.
Website claims
10/10 · CriticalOutright false claims: a stolen tier-1 licence, a fabricated NFA number, and 'Schroders 50 years in Japan' on domains created in 2024.
Operational history
8/10 · CriticalDomains date only to 2024 and are now defunct, while the site claimed roughly 50 years of history.
Who they are
A quick desk file on the company behind the brand.
- Brand: Schroders (impersonated). The real Schroders is a UK asset manager founded in 1804.
- Legal entity: The site displayed the real firm's name, シュローダー・インベストメント・マネジメント株式会社 (Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited). The true operator is not disclosed.
- Registered: No genuine registration of its own. A UK shell using the identical name (Companies House 15636885) was set up in April 2024 and ordered to change its name.
- Website: schroders-jp.co and schroders.click, both now offline. The genuine firm is at schroders.com.
- Only licence shown: None of its own. It displayed the real Schroders Japan licence 関東財務局長（金商）第90号 and a fabricated NFA number 0563282.
- Offers: A copy of Schroders investment content (schroders-jp.co) and a retail FX margin-trading and deposit platform (schroders.click).
- Not accepted: Not stated.
- Age claim: Claimed 'Schroders 50 years in Japan'; the domains date only to 2024.
Regulation
Who really oversees this broker, and what each licence is worth to you.
Proof of regulation on an official register: No
We could not confirm this broker on any genuine regulator’s register.
Licences the broker publishes
Financial Services Agency of Japan (Kanto Local Finance Bureau)
National Futures Association
Why we reached this verdict
How the evidence adds up.
This is a clone of a real, regulated firm. The evidence is direct.
- The archived site copied the genuine Schroders Japan company name and its exact FSA registration, 関東財務局長（金商）第90号. That licence and name belong to the real Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited, whose official website is schroders.com, confirmed on the firm's own company disclosure. The impostor domains schroders-jp.co and schroders.click appear in none of the real firm's disclosures.
- The schroders.click page operated a foreign-exchange margin-trading platform with account opening and quick-deposit features. The real Schroders is an asset manager, not a retail FX broker, so a Schroders-branded FX deposit site is not the genuine firm.
- The NFA number 0563282 shown on the site returns no result in the NFA BASIC register, and the real Schroders Japan holds no NFA registration. The credential was fabricated.
- The domains were created in 2024, with earliest certificates on 30 March and 16 April 2024, while the site advertised 'Schroders 50 years in Japan'. A UK company with the identical name was incorporated on 11 April 2024 and later ordered by the UK Company Names Tribunal to change it.
- The FCA maintains an extensive clone-firm warning for Schroders impersonators, and Schroders itself publishes fraud alerts about fake sites. This operation matches that pattern.
- Both domains now fail to load, consistent with clone infrastructure that has been taken down.
Evidence ledger
Every finding, with its source and how strongly it points.
E1The archived schroders-jp.co site copied the real Schroders Japan entity name シュローダー・インベストメント・マネジメント株式会社 and its exact FSA licence 関東財務局長（金商）第90号, plus an NFA number, in its footer. Direct impersonation of a regulated firm.
E2The genuine Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited discloses licence 関東財務局長（金商）第90号 and its official website schroders.com. The impostor domains schroders-jp.co and schroders.click are not schroders.com, so the clone test fails on the domain leg.
E3The archived schroders.click page ran a retail FX margin-trading platform, with free account opening, quick deposit and stop-out rules, branded 'Schroders'. The real Schroders is an asset manager and does not run a retail FX deposit business.
E4The NFA number 0563282 shown on the clone returns no result in the NFA BASIC register; the real Schroders Japan holds no NFA registration. The credential was fabricated.
StrongNFA BASICE5A UK company named identically, Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited (reg 15636885), was incorporated on 11 April 2024 and ordered by the UK Company Names Tribunal on 15 October 2024 to change its name after Schroders PLC's challenge. Same name and time window as the clone domains.
E6Domain age contradicts the advertised history: earliest certificate for schroders.click was 30 March 2024 and for schroders-jp.co 16 April 2024, both first archived in April/May 2024, while the site claimed 'Schroders 50 years in Japan'.
E7The FCA maintains an extensive clone-firm warning for Schroders / Schroder & Co impersonators listing many fake Schroders domains and contacts; Schroders publishes its own fraud-alert page. This operation matches that documented impersonation pattern.
StrongFCA Warning ListE8Both suspect domains no longer resolve (DNS returns no address), consistent with clone infrastructure that has been taken down.
E9No independent user complaints were located on the exact domains schroders-jp.co or schroders.click. This reflects a short-lived clone that was taken down, not evidence of legitimacy.
The other side
The strongest case in this broker’s favour.
We looked for an innocent explanation and found none that holds.
- Is this a regional arm of the real Schroders? No. The genuine Schroders Japan operates within schroders.com, holds the licence, and lists schroders.com as its site. It publicly warns about impersonators.
- Is the licence legitimately shared inside the group? No. The number is the real Schroders Japan's own registration; the impostor domains are nowhere in the firm's records.
- Is this a register-lag or spelling problem? No. The licence is long-standing and belongs to the real firm; the new element is the lookalike domains and the fabricated NFA number.
- Is the FX platform a genuine Schroders product? No. Schroders is an asset manager and does not run a retail FX margin-trading site.
What would change this
What we would need to see to revise the verdict.
Our view would change only if the genuine firm endorsed these sites, which it does not.
- schroders.com listing schroders-jp.co or schroders.click among its own domains.
- Japan's FSA attaching licence 関東財務局長（金商）第90号 to these domains rather than to Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited.
- Schroders confirming it operates a retail FX platform under these domains.
Check it yourself
Official registers and warning lists. Verify every claim first-hand.
Schroders official fraud warnings (Japan)
The real Schroders warns about fake sites impersonating it.
Real Schroders Japan company disclosure
Shows licence 第90号 belongs to the genuine Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited at schroders.com.
FCA warning: Schroders / Schroder & Co clone
UK regulator warning listing fake Schroders sites and contacts.
NFA BASIC register
Search NFA numbers here; 0563282 returns no result.
UK Company Names Tribunal decision
Ordered a shell named Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited to change its name.
JFSA registered financial instruments operators list
Japan's FSA register where licence 第90号 is recorded to the real Schroders.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this broker’s safety.
Is schroders-jp.co a scam?
Yes. schroders-jp.co and its sister site schroders.click are a clone that impersonates the genuine Schroders. They copied the real firm's Japanese licence and company name. They are not operated by the real Schroders.
Is this the real Schroders?
No. The real Schroders is at schroders.com and, in Japan, within schroders.com/ja-jp/jp. schroders-jp.co and schroders.click are lookalike domains the real firm does not own.
Is schroders-jp.co a fraud?
The FCA warns that firms cloning Schroders are not authorised and are used to scam people, and Schroders publishes fraud alerts about fake sites like this. We assess the risk of fraud here as high. The site copied a real licence and faked an NFA number, which is impersonation, not genuine regulation.
Is it regulated by Japan's FSA?
No. The licence it showed, 関東財務局長（金商）第90号, is genuine but belongs to the real Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited, not to this operation.
Does it have an NFA licence in the US?
No. The number 0563282 returns no result in the NFA BASIC register, and the real Schroders Japan holds no NFA registration. It was fabricated.
Can I withdraw my money from it?
There is no reason to trust that you can. It solicited deposits under a stolen identity and is now offline. Anyone who sent funds should treat them as at serious risk and act quickly through their bank.
Is my money safe with this site?
No. It is not the licensed firm it claimed to be, so none of the investor protections of a real regulated broker apply.
Who really holds licence 第90号?
The genuine Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited, whose official site is schroders.com. Its own company disclosure lists this licence.
Why does the website no longer load?
Both domains no longer resolve. Clone sites are commonly taken down after they are reported, which fits what we found here.
What is the real Schroders website?
schroders.com. The Japanese pages are at schroders.com/ja-jp/jp. Anything on schroders-jp.co or schroders.click is not the genuine firm.
What should I do if I was contacted or deposited?
Stop sending money, keep all records, and contact your bank at once. Report it to the police, the FCA, Japan's FSA, and reportscams@schroders.com. Be wary of anyone who then offers to recover your funds for a fee, which is a common follow-up scam.
How can I check a broker like this myself?
Confirm the exact website on the regulator's own register and on the real company's site. Here the licence belongs to schroders.com, the NFA number does not exist, and the domain was months old while claiming decades of history. Any one of those is a red flag.
Scan history
How this broker’s safety assessment has changed across scans.
What changed since September 17, 2026
- September 17, 2026CurrentConfirmed scam92% risk
- September 17, 2026Confirmed scam92% risk
Past scans are archived snapshots kept for transparency and are not indexed by search engines.
What we recommend
The practical takeaway from everything above.
Treat this as an impersonation of Schroders and avoid it.
- Do not deposit money or share ID or bank details with schroders-jp.co or schroders.click.
- Keep the broker flagged as a suspicious clone and show a warning that names the impersonated firm, Schroders.
- The genuine firm is at schroders.com; verify any 'Schroders' contact there before acting.
- If you have paid or shared details, contact your bank immediately and report it to the police, the FCA, Japan's FSA, and reportscams@schroders.com.
This is an independent assessment of risk, not a legal ruling. Scores and verdicts follow the Wikilix broker-safety methodology and can change as new evidence appears. Review scores are treated with caution when a broker’s reviews look manipulated. Last reviewed September 17, 2026. If any detail here is out of date or incorrect, or you represent this broker, please contact us.
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