Ex-SJP and Tenet adviser refused regulatory permissions by FCA

‘Not appropriate’ for Murtaza Ashraf to carry out regulated activities

Isabel Baxter
clock • 3 min read

The Financial Conduct authority (FCA) has denied permission for former St James’s Place and Tenet financial adviser Murtaza Ashraf to carry on regulated activity.

This comes after his firm - Ashraf Wealth Management Limited (AWML) - applied for Part 4A permissions in April 2022. This included to carry on the regulated activities of advising on investments (including ex pension transfers/opt outs); advising on pension transfers/opt outs; making arrangements with a view to, and arranging deals in, investments; debt-counselling; and agreeing to carry on a regulated activity. However, the FCA issued AWML with a decision notice on 14 March 2023 notifying the Reading-based firm that it had refused the application as it was not satisfied that AWML wou...

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