Michael Robert Smith

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

WALPOLE FINANCIAL LIMITED
FRN 459771
- 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
- 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 13 Mar 2026)
Guardian Stockbrokers Ltd (no longer approved here)
FRN 492519
- CF30 Customer (12 Oct 2015 to 18 Nov 2015)

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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.