Independent Financial Advice Bureau (Watford) LLP

Date authorised
2 February 2015
Companies House
OC393232
Last scraped
1 week ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    24 Holywell Hill
    St. Albans
    Hertfordshire
    AL1 1BZ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +4401923334666
  • Complaints Contact

    24 Holywell Hill
    St. Albans
    Hertfordshire
    AL1 1BZ
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441923334666

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

  • P2P Lending Advice

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance)

  • Pension Transfer Advice

    For 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

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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.
  • 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

  • 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.

  • Mark Andrew Wareham

    IRN MAW00101

    • 17. Administrative functions in relation to managing investments
    • 18. Administrative functions in relation to effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance which are life policies
    • 19. Administrative functions in relation to the operation of stakeholder pension schemes
    • 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
    • 21. Advising or arranging (bringing about) equity release transactions
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [PRA CF] Key function holder (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • SMF27 Partner (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Benchmark submission and administration (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] CASS oversight function (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 1 Oct 2018)
    • CF4 Partner (2 Feb 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (2 Feb 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (2 Feb 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (2 Feb 2015 to 30 Sep 2018)
    • CF30 Customer (2 Feb 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Nicholas Duncan Wood

    IRN NDW01047

    • SMF27 Partner (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (since 21 Mar 2016)
    • CF4 Partner (2 Feb 2015 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Tracy Jane Halford

    IRN TXH00062

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)

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