Stephen Smith

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Where they hold approval

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

Best Practice IFA Group Limited (no longer approved here)
FRN 223112
- Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 28 Mar 2024)
- [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 28 Mar 2024)
- CF30 Customer (4 Oct 2010 to 28 Mar 2024)
Lawrence Clarke Ltd (no longer approved here)
FRN 131460
- Employed By (10 Sep 2001 to 28 Mar 2024)

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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.