Alexander Reut-Hobbs

Reference number: 782412

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Appointed representative

Alexander Reut-Hobbs does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Alexander Reut-Hobbs (FRN 782412) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Alexander Reut-Hobbs's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Alexander Reut-Hobbs, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • Phone number

    020 7744 1600

    Also given by a firm that is no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    York House, 23 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6UJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When rhpartners.net first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7744 1600 is, and the 27 other firms that give it
  • Whether WC2B 6UJ is a shared office: 88 other firms give it
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • RH Partners Financial Strategy Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Alex Reut-Hobbs Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Alexander Reut-Hobbs’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

2 August 2018

  • Began trading as "RH Partners Financial Strategy"

FCA register

16 January 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Alex Reut-Hobbs"

FCA register

2017

22 June 2017

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Alexander Reut-Hobbs

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Alexander Reut-Hobbs. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
12
share its phone number
12
share its postcode
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (12), the same postcode (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Alexander Reut-Hobbs

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In London

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 3 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alexander Reut-Hobbs FCA authorised?
Alexander Reut-Hobbs (FRN 782412) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Alexander Reut-Hobbs?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Alexander Reut-Hobbs (FRN 782412) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Alexander Reut-Hobbs's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Alexander Reut-Hobbs, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Alexander Reut-Hobbs’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7744 1600 and the website rhpartners.net for Alexander Reut-Hobbs. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 27 other FCA firms, one of which is no longer authorised.
Is Alexander Reut-Hobbs a scam or clone?
Alexander Reut-Hobbs is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Alexander Reut-Hobbs?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Alexander Reut-Hobbs's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Alexander Reut-Hobbs use any other names?
It trades as RH Partners Financial Strategy. It has previously used the name Alex Reut-Hobbs.

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