John Benjamin Pears

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Where they hold approval

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

The Original Holloway Friendly Society Limited
FRN 109986
- SMF1 Chief Executive (since 9 Sep 2024)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Manchester Unity Friendly Society Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 109995
- SMF3 Executive Director (30 May 2023 to 20 Dec 2023)
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (12 May 2021 to 20 Dec 2023)
- [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (12 May 2021 to 20 Dec 2023)
Synergy Financial Products Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 312416
- Responsible for Insurance Mediation (1 Apr 2016 to 1 Dec 2016)
- CF3 Chief Executive (1 Apr 2016 to 1 Dec 2016)
- CF1 Director (2 Feb 2016 to 1 Dec 2016)
- CF30 Customer (21 Jan 2015 to 1 Nov 2016)

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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.