The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a warning that MacKay Shields UK LLP (CLONE) is not authorised to provide investment services, investment business services or alternative investment fund manager services in Ireland. The notice says the entity is fraudulent, has been offering fake investments, and has operated the NYLI and NYLIPLUS applications, which are not currently active. The Central Bank said the unauthorised firm cloned the name and registration details of MacKay Shields UK LLP, which appears on the Central Bank register under reference C121665. It identified support@mackay-shields.email as an email address used by the clone, stated that no website was listed, and noted that the name was published under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013.
Central Bank of Ireland2026-07-10
Central Bank of Ireland warns that MacKay Shields UK LLP clone is offering fake investments without authorisation
The Central Bank of Ireland warned that MacKay Shields UK LLP (CLONE) is not authorised in Ireland and has been offering fake investments. The entity cloned the details of the authorised MacKay Shields UK LLP and used the inactive NYLI and NYLIPLUS applications.