Equity And General Financial Services Limited

Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
03314593
Last scraped
2 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    2 Charterhouse Mews
    London
    EC1M 6BB
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442083960486
  • Complaints Contact

    2 Charterhouse Mews
    London
    EC1M 6BB
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442083961456

What this firm is allowed to do

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

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Advice

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Arranging

  • Pension Transfer Advice

    For Professional, Retail (Investment), Life Policy, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit

    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.
    • · 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 Advice (no pensions)

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, 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.
  • Mortgage Advice

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Authorised to Operate

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

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, 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.
  • Mortgage Arranging

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Buy-to-Let Start Date

  • Buy-to-Let Status

  • Credit Brokering

  • Debt Advice

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Limited to debt counselling excluding giving advice about debt management plans. In this limitation “debt management plans” is defined as: “a non-statutory agreement between a customer and one or more of the customer's lenders the aim of which is to discharge or liquidate the customer's debts, by making regular payments to a third party which administers the plan and distributes the money to the lenders”.
  • Mortgage Setup

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Investment Setup

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, 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.

  • Charles Raymond Bostrom

    IRN CRB01122

    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 4 Jan 2021)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (9 Dec 2019 to 7 May 2020)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (9 Dec 2019 to 7 May 2020)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (1 Oct 2018 to 7 May 2020)
    • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (21 Mar 2016 to 7 May 2020)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (7 Oct 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (7 Oct 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF8 Apportionment and Oversight (15 Aug 2008 to 31 Mar 2009)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (15 Aug 2008 to 30 Sep 2018)
    • CF1 Director (15 Aug 2008 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Colin Leslie Ellis

    IRN CLE01025

    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 25 Feb 2026)
  • Dawn Deacon

    IRN DEM01081

    • CF30 Customer (12 Jan 2018 to 8 Feb 2021)
  • Domenico Paolo Sbicca

    IRN DPS01157

    • 21. Advising or arranging (bringing about) equity release transactions
    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 4 Sep 2024)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 4 Sep 2024)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (4 Sep 2024 to 19 Jun 2025)
  • Dylan Mitchell

    IRN DXM00038

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Dec 2023)
  • Erdley Bruce Hand

    IRN EBH00002

    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 23 Jul 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (since 8 Oct 2015)
  • Felix De Palma

    IRN FXD00001

    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 9 Apr 2020)
    • Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • Francisco Javier Valiente

    IRN FXV00050

    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 19 Jan 2024)
  • George William Stewart Cunningham

    IRN GXC01409

    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (1 Dec 2020 to 1 Dec 2022)
    • Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Dec 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (15 Jun 2017 to 1 Nov 2022)
  • Haroulla Herodotou

    IRN RXH00003

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 20 Jun 2025)

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