Christopher Roger Thear

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Where they hold approval

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

Merlyn Advisors Ltd
FRN 821493
- SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 28 Feb 2024)
- SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (since 28 Feb 2024)
CREDIT SUISSE INTERNATIONAL (no longer approved here)
FRN 146702
- CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 29 Aug 2008)
- CF21 Investment Adviser (20 Sep 2005 to 31 Oct 2007)

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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.