KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE PLC
Addresses
The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.
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Principal Place of Business
Kuwait Finance House PLC35 Portman SquareLondonW1H 6LRUNITED KINGDOM- Phone
- +4402074876500
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Complaints Contact
KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE PLC35 Portman SquareLondonW1H 6LRUNITED KINGDOM- Phone
- +442074876351
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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Islamic Mortgage Admin
For Customer, Home purchase plans
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Mortgage Servicing
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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P2P Lending Advice
For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment)
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Islamic Mortgage Advice
For Customer, Home purchase plans
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Investment Advice (no pensions)
For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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- · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance business and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed "share", "unit", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · 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.
- · Limited to investment management activities for the specified investment types "share", "unit", "stakeholder pension scheme", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to advisory-only activities for the investment types "share", "unit", "stakeholder pension scheme", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments, "share" and "unit".
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investment "unit".
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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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Islamic Mortgage Arranging
For Customer, Home purchase plans
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Arranges Investments
For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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- · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance business and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed "share", "unit", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · 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.
- · Limited to investment management activities for the specified investment types "share", "unit", "stakeholder pension scheme", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme share exchange operations and in carrying on such activities to the speficied investments "unit" and "stakeholder pension scheme".
- · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments, "share" and "unit".
- · Limited to dealing-only activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments "share", "unit", "stakeholder pension scheme", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investment "unit".
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme operations and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments "unit" and "share" and to the customer type "professional client".
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Mortgage Arranging
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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Arranges Asset Safekeeping
For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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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 Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts
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Buy-to-Let Start Date
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Buy-to-Let Status
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Stockbroking
For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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- · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance business and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed "share", "unit", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · 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.
- · Limited to investment management activities for the specified investment types "share", "unit", "stakeholder pension scheme", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments, "share" and "unit".
- · Limited to stocklending activities and in carrying on such activities to the investment types "share", "unit", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme operations and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments "unit" and "share" and to the customer type "professional client".
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Trades With You Directly
For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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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.
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment activities box management operations.
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Islamic Mortgage Provider
For Customer, Home purchase plans
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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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Islamic Mortgage Setup
For Customer, Home purchase plans
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Mortgage Setup
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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Investment Setup
For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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- · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance business and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed "share", "unit", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme operations and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments "unit" and "share" and to the customer type "professional client".
- · 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.
- · Limited to investment management activities for the specified investment types "share", "unit", "stakeholder pension scheme", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments, "share" and "unit".
- · Limited to transaction-only activities for the investment types "units", "stakeholder pension scheme", "life policy" and "funeral plan contract".
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investment "unit".
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Manages Your Portfolio
For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
- · Limited to investment management activities for the specified customer types.
- · Limited to venture capital business and in carrying on this activity to the specified investments, "share", "debenture", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "option (excluding a commodity option and an option on commodity futures)", "rights to or interests in investments - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
- · Limited to activities connected with corporate finance business and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments listed other than, "stakeholder pension scheme" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
- · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme operations and in carrying on such operations to the specified investment types listed other than "stakeholder pension scheme", "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment), "life policy", "funeral plan contract" and "rights to or interest in investment - contractually based investment", (when the latter is associated with these specified investment) and to the customer type "professional client".
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Holds Your Assets
For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Funeral plan contract, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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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.
Approved individuals
Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.
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Richard James Humphry
IRN RXH01575
- CF21 Investment Adviser (13 Nov 2006 to 8 Jun 2007)
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Richard James McGrand
IRN RJM01304
- CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (1 Sep 2003 to 8 Mar 2006)
- CF10 Compliance Oversight (1 Sep 2003 to 8 Mar 2006)
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Robert Frank Ivan Cameron
IRN RXC45359
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (1 Jan 2017 to 31 Jan 2024)
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Robert Iestyn Morgan
IRN RXM45363
- [FCA CF] Significant management (since 7 Mar 2016)
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 7 Mar 2016)
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (10 Sep 2024 to 12 Sep 2024)
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Robert John Jones
IRN RJJ01051
- CF10 Compliance Oversight (20 Dec 2007 to 5 Jan 2009)
- CF1 Director (1 Oct 2006 to 7 Jun 2010)
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Robert Norman White
IRN RXW45358
- SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (8 Apr 2022 to 6 Jan 2023)
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (6 Jul 2019 to 6 Mar 2021)
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Robin Douglas Jones
IRN RXJ00340
- SMF11 Chair of the Audit Committee (since 29 May 2025)
- SMF14 Senior Independent Director (since 29 May 2025)
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SADEGH FARHADI
IRN SXF01559
- CF30 Customer (2 Jan 2013 to 9 May 2014)
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Sami Baha Eddine Tamim
IRN SBT01011
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (14 Oct 2022 to 3 Nov 2023)
- Responsible for Insurance Distribution (1 Oct 2018 to 3 Nov 2023)
- Responsible for Insurance Mediation (27 Feb 2017 to 30 Sep 2018)
- SMF1 Chief Executive (27 Feb 2017 to 3 Nov 2023)
- Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (21 Mar 2016 to 3 Nov 2023)
- SMF3 Executive Director (7 Mar 2016 to 3 Nov 2023)
- CF1 Director (12 Nov 2014 to 6 Mar 2016)
- CF30 Customer (12 Nov 2014 to 6 Mar 2016)
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Sawsan Abulhassan Mohammed Ebrahim
IRN SAE01047
- CF1 Director (2 Jul 2014 to 6 Jul 2015)
- CF2 Non Executive Director (20 Mar 2009 to 2 Jul 2014)
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