PFD: an office at #12-26 Swanson Street
PFD publishes #12-26 Swanson Street in Auckland. The team found the company there, with its name at reception.
What the team found
PFD publishes #12-26 Swanson Street, Level 8, Auckland Central, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand as its office. The address is in Auckland. It was on the lobby directory, the team were let up and found a reception with the company's name on it.
The team recorded that PFD has a real office at the address it publishes. That says nothing about its regulation, pricing or treatment of clients, which the profile covers separately.
The checks
The checks that decided this outcome, from the visit checklist.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Building match | Building matched |
| External signage | No relevant signage observed |
| Reception check | Confirmed |
| Office signage | Observed |
What the published address commits to
PFD publishes a floor and a room rather than only a building, which is the more checkable kind of address: it can be walked to and either holds the company or does not.
What Auckland looks like across the set
Auckland accounts for 8 of the addresses the team has visited. Across the 7 other visits to the city, the team confirmed an office once, found nothing once and could not get access 5 times.
The reports either side of this one in Auckland are Relianz Forex, RockGlobal and CA Markets, and reading two or three together is usually more telling than any single visit.
Reading the checks together
In short, the building was the one the address names, there was no sign for the company outside and reception confirmed it. No single check settles an outcome on its own, which is why each one is listed above rather than folded into a verdict.
What this outcome means
Office presence confirmed. The broker or relevant entity was identified at the visited address using the evidence described in the report.
A field survey confirms only what was observed at the stated address and time. It does not verify regulatory status, client-money handling, trading conditions or financial strength. The photographs are the team's own, taken at the location on the day, and may be cropped for privacy. Read how surveys are conducted.
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