abrdn Investment Management Limited

Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
SC123321
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    280 Bishopsgate
    London
    EC2M 4AG
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +442074636000
  • Complaints Contact

    1 George Street
    Edinburgh
    Midlothian
    EH2 2LL
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441313729444

What this firm is allowed to do

The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.

  • Investment Advice (no pensions)

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

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    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to recognised scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
  • Authorised to Operate

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    • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.
  • Arranges Investments

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

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    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to sub-underwriting on behalf of a customer and in carrying on such activities to the specified investment type "share", "debenture", "government and public security", "warrant", "certificate representing certain security", "unit" and "right to or interest in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with these specified investments).
    • · Limited to dealing-only activities.
    • · Limited to recognised scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
    • · Limited to collective investment scheme administration activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investment type "unit" and "rights to or interests in investment - security", when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
  • Arranges Asset Safekeeping

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
  • Insurance Admin

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Stockbroking

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

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    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
  • Investment Setup

    For Commercial, Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 5 limitations
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
    • · Limited to investment management activities and in carrying on these activities to the customer types "professional client" and "eligible counterparty".
    • · Limited to transaction-only activities.
    • · Limited to recognised scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
    • · Limited to unregulated collective investment scheme marketing activities and in carrying on such activities to the specified investments, "unit" and "rights to or interests in investments - security", (when the latter is associated with this specified investment).
  • Manages Your Portfolio

    For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Alternative Debenture, Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

Approved individuals

Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.

  • Adam Walker

    IRN AXW01232

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2019 to 31 Dec 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (30 Apr 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Adrian John Stephen Fitzpatrick

    IRN AJF01064

    • CF30 Customer (16 Aug 2017 to 28 Feb 2018)
  • Aileen Janette Mathieson

    IRN AJM01606

    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (21 Jul 2021 to 1 Oct 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Dec 2019 to 10 May 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (9 Dec 2019 to 1 Oct 2021)
  • Aileen Strachan

    IRN AXS00510

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (30 Mar 2020 to 25 Feb 2021)
  • Akira Suzuki

    IRN AXS03033

    • CF2 Non Executive Director (14 Aug 2017 to 29 May 2018)
  • Alain Khelil Courbebaisse

    IRN AXC01057

    • SMF24 Chief Operations (since 9 May 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (1 Jan 2025 to 9 May 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (1 Jan 2025 to 9 May 2025)
  • Alan Christopher Burton

    IRN ACB01117

    • CF1 Director (1 Dec 2001 to 21 Nov 2003)
  • Alan Coutts

    IRN AXC00375

    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (1 Jan 2021 to 21 Jun 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (9 Dec 2019 to 21 Jun 2022)
  • Alan Frank Maxwell

    IRN AFM01025

    • CF15 Internal Audit (1 Dec 2001 to 15 Oct 2002)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (1 Dec 2001 to 15 Oct 2002)
  • Alan James Robertson Irvine

    IRN AJI01033

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 13 Sep 2025)
    • CF30 Customer (25 Nov 2017 to 8 Dec 2019)

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