Date authorised
20 June 2016
Companies House
BR018625
Last scraped
1 week ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Bank Of Communications
    1 Bartholomew Lane
    London
    City Of London
    EC2N 2AX
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442076147622
  • Complaints Contact

    Bank Of Communications
    1 Bartholomew Lane
    London
    City Of London
    EC2N 2AX
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442076147622

What this firm is allowed to do

The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.

  • Bank Deposits

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Accepting deposits is limited to wholesale business only
  • Investment Advice (no pensions)

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Certificates representing certain security, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
  • Authorised to Operate

    Show 1 limitation
    • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.
  • Arranges Investments

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Certificates representing certain security, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
  • Stockbroking

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Certificates representing certain security, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
  • Trades With You Directly

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Certificates representing certain security, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Unit, Warrant

    Show 2 limitations
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.
  • Investment Setup

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Certificates representing certain security, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

Approved individuals

Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.

  • Manuel Boger

    IRN MXB02320

    • SMF4 Chief Risk (20 Jun 2016 to 4 Apr 2017)
  • Qiang Liu

    IRN QXL01003

    • SMF2 Chief Finance (20 Jun 2016 to 9 Apr 2019)
    • SMF19 Head of Overseas Branch/Head of Overseas (20 Jun 2016 to 9 Apr 2019)
  • Qiao Han

    IRN QXH01028

    • SMF3 Executive Director (28 Oct 2016 to 20 May 2024)
  • Richard Barry

    IRN RXB01763

    • SMF4 Chief Risk (since 29 Aug 2017)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 20 Jun 2016)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 20 Jun 2016)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 20 Jun 2016)
  • Robert Edward Want

    IRN REW01085

    • SMF5 Head of Internal Audit (20 Jun 2016 to 8 Jan 2026)
  • Sandeep Kumar Sidhar

    IRN SKS01101

    • SMF5 Head of Internal Audit (since 12 Feb 2026)
  • Shutong Wang

    IRN SXW79365

    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (25 Jan 2022 to 3 Jan 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Proprietary trader (3 Apr 2017 to 3 Jan 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (3 Apr 2017 to 3 Jan 2023)
  • Stephen Patrick McManus

    IRN SPM01202

    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 25 Jan 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 3 Feb 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Proprietary trader (since 3 Dec 2018)
  • Wenjie Pu

    IRN WXP00064

    • [FCA CF] Proprietary trader (18 Jan 2023 to 24 Apr 2025)
  • Xiaochuan Lu

    IRN XXL00006

    • [FCA CF] Proprietary trader (since 20 Jul 2022)

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