Philip Andrew Townsend

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Where they hold approval

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

Close Brothers Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 124750
- SMF7 Group Entity Senior Manager (16 Nov 2020 to 12 Apr 2024)
Nationwide Building Society (no longer approved here)
FRN 106078
- CF29 Significant management (17 Dec 2010 to 6 Mar 2016)
abrdn Investment Management Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 188406
- CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 5 Jan 2009)
- CF27 Investment Management (6 Feb 2004 to 31 Oct 2007)
Standard Life Bank Plc (no longer approved here)
FRN 187878
- (113)CF1 Director (21 Aug 2007 to 1 Jan 2010)

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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.