substnz provides MiFID II license infrastructure as a service. Access regulated European distribution without building your own investment firm.
substnz Capital Partners GmbH is a BaFin-supervised Wertpapierinstitut (registry 157452) that provides MiFID II license infrastructure as a service. Licensed for investment brokerage (Anlagevermittlung) and advice (Anlageberatung) under WpIG, with cross-border passporting to 17+ EEA markets. Placement agents and asset managers operate under this license as tied agents without establishing their own investment firm.
MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) is the European regulatory framework governing investment services. To provide investment brokerage or advice to professional investors in the EEA, you need either your own MiFID II license or access to one through a regulated firm.
substnz Capital Partners holds a BaFin license under the German Securities Institutions Act (WpIG), which implements MiFID II in Germany. Through the EU passporting mechanism, this license extends across 17+ EEA markets. We make this license infrastructure available to qualified placement professionals and asset managers as a service.
Licensed for investment brokerage (Anlagevermittlung) and investment advice (Anlageberatung) under the German Securities Institutions Act.
Cross-border access to 17+ EEA markets through the MiFID II passporting mechanism. One license, pan-European reach.
Formal BaFin registration as a tied agent in the public register. Full regulatory transparency and legitimacy.
Complete regulatory operations including AML/KYC, suitability assessments, conflicts management, transaction reporting, and supervisory reporting.
Independent placement professionals operate under our license as tied agents. Focus on mandates and investors while we handle the regulation.
Fund managers seeking European distribution can leverage our license infrastructure for their placement teams, without establishing their own regulated entity in the EU.
substnz holds the MiFID II license. Tied agents and distribution teams operate under this license with full regulatory coverage.
The license is passported across the EEA. No need for separate national registrations — one framework covers all target markets.
substnz provides the required compliance infrastructure and supervisory oversight. All regulatory obligations are managed centrally.
You maintain full control over your client relationships, mandates, and commercial terms. The license is the infrastructure; the business is yours.
Our license infrastructure serves two groups: independent placement agents who want to operate in Europe without their own license, and asset managers who want to build European distribution without establishing a local regulated entity.
Our license covers investment brokerage (Anlagevermittlung) and investment advice (Anlageberatung) under WpIG, the German implementation of MiFID II.
MiFID II allows a firm licensed in one EEA member state to provide services across the entire EEA through a notification process. Our BaFin license is passported to 17+ European markets, giving our tied agents access to the same markets.
Yes. Asset managers can have their in-house distribution professionals operate under our license to market their funds to professional investors across Europe. This is particularly relevant for non-EU managers seeking EEA market access.
Contact us to explore how our license framework can support your European distribution strategy.