United Kingdom · Money service business
Hamilton Court Foreign Exchange LTD
Legal name in the LEI recordMAREX FX LIMITED
Marex FX Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales, with its registered office at 155 Bishopsgate, London. The FCA authorises it as a MiFID investment firm and for the provision of payment services. FINTRAC registers it as a foreign money services business in Canada. Marex Group completed its acquisition of the firm, then named Hamilton Court Foreign Exchange Limited, on 1 July 2025. The firm took its current name on 20 March 2026. It provides FX spot, forwards, swaps, options and payments, mainly to mid-sized UK and European corporates.
Licences and registrations
Held by Marex Fx Limited (LEI 21380014PZ7YEGITOB59). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| Money Services Business RegistryFINTRACLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Foreign MSB (FMSB)Money Transmitter / RemittanceGLEIF legal name: MAREX FX LIMITED | M21048900 | Canada | Active | 2021-05-05 | Renews 2027-10-08 |
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Licences and registrations listed here were granted in Canada. This BIC is registered in the United Kingdom.
The register name differs from the legal name in GLEIF. This can follow a rename. Treat the LEI match as indicative.
Trading names on the register: HCFX (FINTRAC-MSB)
- Licences belong to the legal entity, not to a BIC.
- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
- The register entries and their trading names were not matched against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
Other register entries with this LEI
Shown for reference: they share the LEI but are not merged into this page
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- HCFEGB21XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Passive participant (no connection)This BIC is registered for identification only. The institution has no direct connection to the Swift network. Messages and payments reach it through a correspondent bank. The “1” in the eighth character of HCFEGB21 marks a passive participant.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2019-03-02
- Last updated
- 2019-03-02
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Marex UK Holdings Limited
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as Marex (formerly HCFX / Hamilton Court FX)
- Standing
- The firm was renamed from Hamilton Court Foreign Exchange Limited to Marex FX Limited on 20 March 2026. The HCFX brand now operates under the Marex brand, and hamiltoncourtfx.com redirects to marex.com.
- Ownership
- Marex UK Holdings Limited (formerly Marex Group plc) owns 100% of the firm and is itself owned by Marex Group Limited of Bermuda, which is listed on Nasdaq.
- Direct parent
- Marex UK Holdings Limited ↗, United Kingdom 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Marex Group Limited, Bermuda
- Head office
- 155 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TQ London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 11366742
- Incorporated
- 16 May 2018
- Former name
- HAMILTON COURT FOREIGN EXCHANGE LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- marex.com ↗
hamiltoncourtfx.com ↗ former HCFX brand site, now redirecting to marex.com - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11366742
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11366742/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11366742/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11366742/filing-history/MzU0MDU1MDM4NmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- fsc.gi/regulated-entity/hamilton-court-foreign-exchange-limited-26853
- hamiltoncourtfx.com/regulatory-policies/
- marex.com/about-us/regulatory/
- marex.com/news/2025/07/marex-completes-acquisition-of-fx-specialist-hamilton-court-group
- marex.com/news/2024/10/marex-agrees-terms-to-acquire-uk-fx-specialist-hamilton-court-group
- globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/01/3320511/0/en/Marex-redomiciliation-to-Bermuda-Scheme-becomes-effe
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as a MiFID investment firm (FRN 810631). The firm states that the FCA also authorises it for payment services (FRN 810625). Its EU business is run through its Italian subsidiaries Marex SIM S.p.A. and Marex Payments S.r.l., not under this entity's licence.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | MiFID investment firm (MIFIDPRU) | 810631 | In its own name | Active | hamiltoncourtfx.com ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorisation for the provision of payment services | 810625 | In its own name | Active | hamiltoncourtfx.com ↗ |
| Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Canada | Foreign Money Services Business (money remittance, currency exchange) | M21048900 | In its own name | Active | hamiltoncourtfx.com ↗ |
| Gibraltar Financial Services Commission Gibraltar | Incoming services from the United Kingdom (money remittance; MiFID dealing on own account and investment advice) | — | In its own name | Active | fsc.gi ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm states that client money is segregated from its own funds under the FCA's Client Assets Sourcebook (CASS) rules.
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
It offers FX spot, market and limit orders, forwards, swaps and options to corporate clients. According to its 2026 annual report, these clients include private equity, debt infrastructure, venture capital and real estate firms.
According to its 2026 accounts, most turnover comes from the United Kingdom, with the rest from Europe and other countries. It is registered as a foreign money services business in Canada and holds incoming-services permissions in Gibraltar.
- Revenue
- GBP 39.5m
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Small businesses · Other
- Serves customers in 3 countries
- United Kingdom · Canada · Gibraltar
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Tony Junior Keterman Director
- Executive
- Chirag Sachdev Director
- Executive
- Nilesh Kumar Jethwa Director
- Executive
- Scott Linsley Company Secretary
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Directors Mark Palmer and Jae Yun Cho resigned from the board on 14 July 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
Marex UK Holdings Limited replaced Hamilton Court Group Limited as the firm's person with significant control on 2 July 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The firm changed its name from Hamilton Court Foreign Exchange Limited to Marex FX Limited on 20 March 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Nilesh Kumar Jethwa as a director on 3 December 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The firm registered two branches in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada, according to its 2026 accounts.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Marex Group plc completed its acquisition of Hamilton Court Group, the firm's then parent, on 1 July 2025.
marex.com ↗ -
Leadership
Directors Adam Musikant, David Kyte and Peter Green resigned on 1 July 2025, and Scott Linsley became company secretary.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Marex Group plc agreed terms to acquire Hamilton Court Group, subject to contract and regulatory approval.
marex.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- HCFEGB21XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- HCFEBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 21Location · passive
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 21380014PZ7YEGITOB59
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FINTRAC-MSB
- M21048900
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entry: Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address.
- Register-entry ID
- c1e7b9612255
Profile
- Type
- Money service businessRemittance, currency exchange, cheque cashing and money orders. Usually registered with an anti-money-laundering supervisor rather than licensed prudentially. Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- AML registration onlyRegistered with an anti-money-laundering supervisor (FinCEN, FINTRAC, HMRC, AUSTRAC, Hong Kong Customs…) without a prudential licence.
- Register licences
- 1 entry on 1 register
- Activities
- Money remittance
- Currency exchange
- Licensed in
- Canada
- Website (register)
- hamiltoncourtfx.com ↗
- Country · region
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Marex UK Holdings Limited · United Kingdom549300DWX0SVICJAL507 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Marex Group Limited · Bermuda254900V928MQRIAF8X79 ↗
The Marex Group Limited group has 14 institutions in the directory, in 6 countries: 12 hold a BIC and 2 do not.
Including Marex Payments S.r.l., Marex Financial, Marex Financial, Cowen International Limited, Hamilton Court Foreign Exchange Payments S.R.L..
See the Marex Group Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- NATIONS HOUSE 103 WIGMORE STREET LONDON W1U 1QS UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- NATIONS HOUSE 103 WIGMORE STREET LONDON LONDON W1U 1QS UNITED KINGDOM
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>HCFEGB21XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>21380014PZ7YEGITOB59</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>HCFEGB21XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>21380014PZ7YEGITOB59</LEI>
<Nm>HAMILTON COURT FOREIGN EXCHANGE LTD</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>NATIONS HOUSE 103 WIGMORE STREET LONDON W1U 1QS</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Money Services Business Registry—Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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