Matthew James Smith

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Where they hold approval

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

The Finance Seer Ltd
FRN 1017243
- 20. Advising or arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 6 May 2025)
- Responsibility for MCD Intermediation (since 6 May 2025)
- Responsible for Insurance Distribution (since 6 May 2025)
- SMF16 Compliance Oversight (since 6 May 2025)
- SMF3 Executive Director (since 6 May 2025)
TMG Direct Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 786245
- Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (27 Sep 2024 to 1 May 2025)
- CF1 Director (AR) (5 Dec 2022 to 1 May 2025)
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (16 Nov 2021 to 15 Dec 2022)
Connells Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 302221
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (15 Feb 2021 to 20 Oct 2021)

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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.