Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
00984167
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Cannon Place
    78 Cannon Street
    London
    EC4N 6AG
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442074645000
  • Complaints Contact

    Cannon Place
    78 Cannon Street
    London
    EC4N 6AG
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442074645000

What this firm is allowed to do

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

  • 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, 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

    Show 5 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities for the specified customer types.
    • · 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 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 sub-underwriting on behalf of a customer and in carrying on such activities to the specified investment type "share", "debenture", "government and public security", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit" and "right to or interest in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
  • 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

    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.
  • Manages Insurance Policies

    For All, Capital redemption, Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Marriage and birth, Pension fund management, Permanent health

  • Stockbroking

    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

    Show 5 limitations
    • · Limited to investment management activities for the specified customer types.
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · 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 stocklending activities and in carrying on such activities to the securities listed other than "government and public security", "stakeholder pension scheme", and "right to or interest in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
    • · Limited to repurchase agreement activities and in carrying on these activities to the securities, "government and public security", "certificate representing certain security", and "right to or interest in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
  • Issues Insurance

    For All, Capital redemption, Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Marriage and birth, Pension fund management, Permanent health

  • Investment Setup

    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

    Show 4 limitations
    • · 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 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 investment management activities for the specified customer types.
  • 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), 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

    Show 3 limitations
    • · 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 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).

Approved individuals

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

  • Neil Alistair Duncan

    IRN NXD12052

    • SMF4 Chief Risk (since 25 Aug 2022)
  • Neil Babbage

    IRN NXB21018

    • SMF24 Chief Operations (since 8 Jul 2022)
  • Niall David Mowlds

    IRN NDM01058

    • CF29 Significant management (1 Nov 2007 to 23 May 2011)
    • CF16 Significant Mgt (Desgntd Investment Business) (8 Jan 2007 to 31 Oct 2007)
  • Nicholas James Burgoyne

    IRN NJB01145

    • CF21 Investment Adviser (1 Dec 2001 to 16 Dec 2003)
  • Nicholas John Ring

    IRN NJR01045

    • CF29 Significant management (22 Jan 2009 to 18 Aug 2015)
  • Paul Mark Whitlock

    IRN PMW01057

    • SMF9 Chair of the Governing Body (since 19 Dec 2025)
  • Peter Stone

    IRN PXS02825

    • SMF2 Chief Finance (10 Dec 2018 to 27 Oct 2022)
    • CF1 Director (31 Aug 2018 to 9 Dec 2018)
    • SIMF2 Chief Finance Function (21 Jul 2016 to 9 Dec 2018)
  • Philip Best

    IRN PWB01061

    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (7 Nov 2011 to 1 Apr 2015)
    • CF28 Systems and controls (5 Jul 2010 to 1 Apr 2015)
    • CF29 Significant management (1 Dec 2008 to 4 Jul 2010)
  • Philip James William Reed

    IRN PJR01201

    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (1 Jul 2011 to 22 Jun 2012)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (1 Jul 2011 to 22 Jun 2012)
    • CF1 Director (14 Sep 2007 to 30 Jun 2014)
  • Raymundo Yu

    IRN RAY01003

    • CF29 Significant management (16 Jun 2011 to 27 Aug 2015)

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