Our Branch

Alfa Capital Markets is the FSA Registered London branch of Alfa Capital Holdings (Cyprus) Ltd with regulatory approvals to arrange securities transaction for its clients. The London Branch is one of the UK's leading investment banking businesses, serving the Russian and CIS markets.

Alfa Capital Markets is active in the area of equity brokerage and trading , offering  its wide international institutional client base access to Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakh corporates. The London-based operations were founded back in 2000 as Alfa Securities Ltd, one of the first CIS focused investment firms to be established in the UK.

Mr. Simon Roache, the Chief Executive Officer of the branch, manages a team of top professionals located in London. The London Branch has  regulatory approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out the following activities in London under the supervision of the FSA:

• Dealing in equities as agent (order-passer) and as principal
• Dealing on the London Stock Exchange
• Undertaking corporate finance work and underwriting services
• Provision of Investment Advisory Services 

Regulatory information
The home state regulator of Alfa Capital Markets is the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Financial Services Authority of the UK is the host state regulator and it supervises the operations of the Branch in the UK market.
Alfa Capital Markets is registered with the FSA, firm reference number 416251.

Equity brokerage
The Company serves a wide range of institutional clients, and the brokerage business serves as the hub of the operations in London. The Branch offers prices in Russian and other CIS stocks, as well as being a key player in the GDR and ADR markets. Our structure allows us to pass orders to our Cyprus Head Office for execution.

Corporate Finance & Underwriting Services
The Company participates in capital raising projects for Russian/CIS corporates, which are interested in primary or secondary share offerings in the London market. The Branch's Corporate Finance & Underwriting team participates in an advisory role, as well as in leading positions in the selling syndicates, with the Company acting as Underwriter