Candriam

Reference number: 973249

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When candriam.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3868 7700 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1A 4HD
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Other names (4)

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

  • Candriam Investors Group Trading name
  • Candriam Investors Group Luxembourg Trading name
  • Candriam Luxembourg, société en commandite par actions Former name
  • Candriam Luxembourg Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.
One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

  • International firms – fund manager prudential top up requirement
    The Firm must comply with the obligations in MIFIDPRU and SUP 16.12 (Integrated Regulatory Reporting) as if the whole firm were a MIFIDPRU investment firm, subject to the modifications below. Modifications to definitions are modifications to definitions as they are used, directly or indirectly, in MIFIDPRU or SUP 16.12.  1. MIFIDPRU 2.1.1R(4) is modified as follows:  a parent undertaking in the UK or the EEA that is a relevant financial undertaking in an investment firm group.    2. The following definitions are modified so that any reference to an undertaking that is incorporated in the UK or has its place of business in the UK includes an undertaking that is incorporated in the EEA or has its place of business in the EEA:  a.GCT parent undertaking  b. Investment firm group;  c. UK parent investment holding company;  d. UK parent mixed financial holding company;  e. UK parent investment firm  f. UK investment holding company;  g. UK mixed financial holding company; and  h. UK mixed-activity financial holding company.  3. The definition of “MIFIDPRU investment firm” includes the Firm and any other investment firm with its registered office or head office in the EEA, and which would be a MIFIDPRU investment firm if its registered office (or if it has no registered office, its head office) were in the UK.    4. All other rules and guidance in MIFIDPRU and SUP 16.12 must be interpreted so that any parent undertaking located in the EEA is treated as if it was located in the UK for the purposes of any obligation that pertains to groups, in a way that is consistent with the modifications in 2. and 3.     5. The Firm must ensure that any undertaking located in the EEA complies with any requirement in MIFIDPRU or SUP 16.12 that is expressed to be applicable to it as a result of the modifications in 1. to 4.  6. MIFIDPRU 7.2 (Internal governance), 7.2A (Risk management function) and 7.3 (Risk, remuneration and nomination committees) do not apply to the Firm.   7. The Firm is not required to submit FIN067 (Supplementary capital data for collective portfolio management investment firms).

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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
FC030783
Company status
Active
Company type
Overseas company
Incorporated
1 May 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Serenity Bloc B 19-21 Route D'Arlon, Strassen, 8009

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Naim Abou-Jaoude Director Jul 1966 8 May 2012 None
Jean-Yves Marie Pierre Maldague Director Feb 1966 8 May 2012 None
Francis Michael Harte Director Dec 1961 25 Apr 2019 2 other companies
Vincent Hamelink Director Nov 1969 6 Dec 2021 None
Alain Maurice Karaoglan Director May 1962 17 Oct 2022 None
Renato Gurriero Director Jan 1974 28 Apr 2023 None
Melissa Ching Ai Kuan Director Feb 1975 28 Apr 2023 None
Alison Hiers Mirucci Director Dec 1965 1 Sep 2025 None
Jean-Francois Marcel Jerome Deschamps Director Jun 1976 28 Nov 2025 None
Dirk Guido Gyselinck Director Aug 1965 28 Nov 2025 None
Matthias Remi Joseph Baillieul Director Jun 1981 28 Nov 2025 None
Justine Léa Clemence Barrielle Secretary Not published 15 Jan 2021 –

Other companies run by these 11 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Candriam’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (54)

2023

2 August 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Candriam Luxembourg, société en commandite par actions"

FCA register

31 July 2023

  • Regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier from this date
  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (International firms – fund manager prudential top up requirement)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2012

1 May 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 54 events

  • All 54 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 35
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 54 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Candriam FCA authorised?
Yes, Candriam (FRN 973249) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2023 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Candriam’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3868 7700 and the website candriam.com for Candriam. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Candriam a scam or clone?
Candriam 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 Candriam?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Candriam to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Candriam?
Companies House lists 11 directors of Candriam: Naim Abou-Jaoude, Jean-Yves Marie Pierre Maldague, Francis Michael Harte, Vincent Hamelink, Alain Maurice Karaoglan, Renato Gurriero and 5 more.
How long has Candriam been in business?
The company was formed on 1 May 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2023.
Does Candriam use any other names?
It trades as Candriam Investors Group and Candriam Investors Group Luxembourg. It has previously used 2 other names: Candriam Luxembourg, société en commandite par actions and Candriam Luxembourg.

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