Matthew James Smith

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Where they hold approval

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

EC MARKETS GROUP LTD
FRN 571881
- Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (since 10 Mar 2026)
- SMF9 Chair of the Governing Body (27 Jan 2025 to 10 Mar 2026)
- SMF3 Executive Director (7 Jan 2021 to 27 Jan 2025)
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (no longer approved here)
FRN 149380
- CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 28 Feb 2008)
- CF26 Customer Trading (1 Dec 2001 to 24 Sep 2003)

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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.