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.

  • Mark James Cathcart

    IRN MJC01682

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 29 Sep 2023)
    • CF30 Customer (25 May 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Mark Jenkins

    IRN MDJ01069

    • CF30 Customer (30 Jul 2015 to 16 Apr 2019)
  • Mark Kaye

    IRN MXK00399

    • SMF18 Other Overall Responsibility (since 29 Oct 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (1 Sep 2025 to 28 Oct 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Significant management (27 Sep 2021 to 28 Oct 2025)
  • Mark Richard Arrowsmith

    IRN MRA01122

    • CF30 Customer (4 Apr 2018 to 3 Sep 2018)
  • Mark Richard Clacy-Jones

    IRN MXC00584

    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 1 Jan 2026)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 1 Sep 2021)
  • Mark Richard Niznik

    IRN MRN01021

    • CF27 Investment Management (1 Jun 2002 to 23 Apr 2007)
  • Mark Stephen Wilson

    IRN MXW00649

    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (15 May 2025 to 16 May 2025)
  • Mark Watt

    IRN MXW00309

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 22 Oct 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2019 to 22 Oct 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (9 Dec 2019 to 22 Oct 2020)
  • Mark William Munro

    IRN MWM01065

    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2022 to 31 Dec 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (23 Dec 2013 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Martha Hancock

    IRN MLK01024

    • [FCA CF] Material risk taker (9 Dec 2019 to 9 Oct 2020)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 9 Oct 2020)
    • CF30 Customer (4 Apr 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)

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