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# SMFCapital.co.uk

SMF Capital is a specialist recruitment firm serving FCA and PRA-regulated businesses, with a focus on Senior Manager Function appointments under the SMCR. We recruit executive and non-executive SMF holders, ranging from SMF1 chief executives and SMF9 chairs to SMF16 compliance oversight and SMF17 MLROs, with fit and proper assessments incorporated into every search. Our services include permanent search, fractional and interim SMF cover, FCA authorisation support, and governance reviews. Every search is personally led by founder Adrian Lawrence FCA, a Fellow of the ICAEW and former listed-company Finance Director. SMF Capital operates alongside FD Capital, Exec Capital, and NED Capital. [SMF Capital](<https://www.smfcapital.co.uk/&#xD;&#xA;>)

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