Addresses
The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.
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Principal Place of Business
440 StrandLondonWC2R 0QSUNITED KINGDOM- Phone
- +4402077531000
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Complaints Contact
440 StrandLondonWC2R 0QSUNITED KINGDOM- Phone
- +4402077531000
What this firm is allowed to do
The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.
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Bank Deposits
For All, Deposit
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Buy-to-Let Mortgage Admin
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Buy-to-Let Mortgage Advice
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Buy-to-Let Mortgage Arranging
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Buy-to-Let Mortgage Lending
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Mortgage Servicing
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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P2P Lending Advice
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Commercial
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Pension Transfer Advice
For Retail (Investment), Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Life Policy, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Personal pension scheme
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- · This activity is limited to the provision of advice in relation to the conversion or transfer of benefits from: i) pension policies with a Guaranteed Annuity Rate (for the avoidance of doubt, this includes policies which are retirement annuity contracts with a minimum guaranteed income, where that income satisfies limb (b) of the Glossary definition of Guaranteed Annuity Rate); ii) defined contribution occupational schemes without safeguarded benefits.
- · 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.
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Land Loan Advice
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Investment Advice (no pensions)
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Commercial, Structured Deposits, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Commodity Future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Mortgage Advice
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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Authorised to Operate
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- · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.
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Arranges Investments
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Commercial, Structured Deposits, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Commodity Future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Mortgage Arranging
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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Arranges Asset Safekeeping
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Commodity Future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Insurance Admin
For Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Commercial, Non-investment insurance contracts
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Trade Settlement Routing
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
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Credit Brokering
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Stockbroking
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Commercial, Structured Deposits, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Commodity Future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Trades With You Directly
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Commodity Future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Debt Plan Admin
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Debt Collection
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Debt Advice
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Mortgage Lending
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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Consumer Loans
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Loan Servicing
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Mortgage Setup
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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Investment Setup
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Commercial, Structured Deposits, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Unit, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Commodity Future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Manages Your Portfolio
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Structured Deposits, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Commodity Future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Holds Your Assets
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Stakeholder pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Commodity option and option on commodity future, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Commodity Future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Spread Bet, Rolling spot forex contract, Life Policy, Funeral plan contract, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Personal pension scheme
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- · 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.
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Electronic Trade Settlement
For Retail (Investment), Professional, Eligible Counterparty, Share, Debenture, Government and public security, Warrant, Certificates representing certain security, Unit, Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
Approved individuals
Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.
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Owen Wedgwood Frankish
IRN OWF01000
- (102)CF30 Customer (18 Aug 2009 to 30 May 2014)
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Oxana Belousova
IRN OXB01076
- (2821)CF30 Customer (16 Nov 2007 to 19 Jul 2012)
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PATRICK GERARD Flynn
IRN PXF06716
- (1309)SMF7 Group Entity Senior Manager (since 1 Mar 2019)
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Pablo Daniel Balan
IRN PDB01090
- (517)CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 21 Oct 2011)
- (518)CF27 Investment Management (15 Sep 2004 to 31 Oct 2007)
- (519)CF21 Investment Adviser (26 Nov 2003 to 31 Oct 2007)
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Pacha Nikbakhsh-Tehrani
IRN PXN00180
- (662)6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
- (663)4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
- (664)[FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 11 Dec 2025)
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Palak Ramesh Patel
IRN PRP01049
- (326)CF21 Investment Adviser (9 May 2006 to 11 Aug 2006)
- (324)CF27 Investment Management (9 May 2006 to 11 Aug 2006)
- (325)CF22 Investment Adviser (Trainee) (7 Jul 2004 to 9 May 2006)
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Paloma Pilar Julia VanGinderachter
IRN PXV50044
- (1750)[FCA CF] Client dealing (23 Apr 2021 to 30 Jul 2021)
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Pamela Amanda Lowney
IRN PXL37513
- (1222)[FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 18 Apr 2023)
- (1980)[FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (2 Mar 2022 to 17 Apr 2023)
- (1981)[FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Mar 2018 to 17 Apr 2023)
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Panagiotis Persianis
IRN PXP00465
- (617)6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
- (618)4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
- (619)[FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 5 Mar 2026)
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Pardeep Singh Bhatti
IRN PXB00445
- (2724)[PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (23 Mar 2023 to 3 Nov 2023)
Recent activity
Updates to this firm's record on the FCA register.
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controlled function added: (1193)[FCA CF] Manager of certification employee
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controlled function added: (1192)[FCA CF] Manager of certification employee
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controlled function added: (1191)[FCA CF] Material risk taker
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controlled function added: (1190)[FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications
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controlled function added: (1189)20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
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controlled function added: (1188)[FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications
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controlled function added: (1187)20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
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controlled function added: (1186)[FCA CF] Significant management
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controlled function added: (1185)[FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications
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controlled function added: (1184)20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose