David Best

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Where they hold approval

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

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited
FRN 121920
- SMF5 Head of Internal Audit (since 31 Jan 2026)
- Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (23 Feb 2021 to 26 Nov 2025)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc
FRN 165935
- SMF5 Head of Internal Audit (since 31 Jan 2026)
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (7 Sep 2016 to 5 May 2022)
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (7 Mar 2016 to 5 May 2022)
Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited
FRN 195430
- SMF5 Head of Internal Audit (since 31 Jan 2026)
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (7 Sep 2016 to 5 May 2022)
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (7 Mar 2016 to 5 May 2022)
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (ACD) Limited
FRN 230885
- [FCA CF] Significant management (since 31 Jan 2026)
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 31 Jan 2026)
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 31 Jan 2026)

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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.