Paul Western

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Where they hold approval

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

Ascent Underwriting LLP (no longer approved here)
FRN 605637
- SMF27 Partner (18 Feb 2022 to 28 Feb 2022)
Optio Underwriting Ltd (no longer approved here)
FRN 954101
- SMF3 Executive Director (27 Jan 2022 to 28 Feb 2022)
Optio Risk Services Ltd (no longer approved here)
FRN 697455
- CF1 Director (AR) (7 Oct 2019 to 27 Jan 2022)

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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.