Ben James Lester

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Where they hold approval

Firms where this individual holds — or has held — an FCA-approved role.

Morningstar Investment Management Europe Limited
FRN 449468
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 1 Apr 2025)
Morningstar Wealth Retirement Services Limited
FRN 462660
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 1 Apr 2025)
- [FCA CF] Significant management (since 9 Dec 2020)
Morningstar Wealth Administration Limited
FRN 463566
- SMF3 Executive Director (since 11 Jan 2024)
- [FCA CF] Significant management (9 Dec 2020 to 1 Aug 2023)

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A quick guide to the terms on this page.

The FCA: The Financial Conduct Authority is the UK's regulator for banking, lending, insurance, investments and payments. Senior staff at any authorised firm have to be approved by the FCA personally.
Approved individual: Someone the FCA has personally signed off to hold a senior role at an authorised firm — directors, compliance officers and similar. They're held accountable for the firm's conduct.
Controlled functions: The specific senior roles the FCA approves people to hold, like 'Compliance oversight' or 'Money laundering reporting'. Each approval is tied to a particular firm.
IRN: Individual Reference Number — the unique ID the FCA assigns to each approved person. It stays the same as they move between firms.

Information on this page is sourced from the official FCA register.