Ian Duncan Cowie

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

Close Brothers Limited
FRN 124750
- SMF24 Chief Operations (since 14 Jul 2025)
- Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 13 Nov 2023)
- SMF18 Other Overall Responsibility (13 Nov 2023 to 14 Jul 2025)
Shawbrook Bank Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 204574
- SMF1 Chief Executive (24 Jan 2019 to 7 Jun 2021)
NatWest Markets Plc (no longer approved here)
FRN 121882
- CF29 Significant management (1 Nov 2007 to 6 Mar 2016)
- CF17 Significant Mgt (Other Business Operations) (22 Aug 2007 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.