First Trust Global Portfolios Limited
Reference number: 583261
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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
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Phone number
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Address
First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd, 8 Angel Court, Copthall Avenue, London, City Of London, EC2R 7HP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When ftglobalportfolios.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3195 7125 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC2R 7HP
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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.
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
- 07874049 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 December 2011 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- Floor 2 8 Angel Court, London, EC2R 7HJ
- Nature of business
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- Activities of open-ended investment companies (SIC 64304)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowen | Director | Sep 1955 | 7 Dec 2011 | None |
| Andrew Roggensack | Director | May 1964 | 7 Dec 2011 | None |
| Derek Norman Fulton | Director | Sep 1972 | 26 Apr 2012 | 2 other companies |
| David Gerard Mcgarel | Director | Oct 1966 | 1 Jan 2016 | None |
| Leonardo Da Costa | Director | Jul 1981 | 30 Jun 2016 | None |
| William Scott Jardine | Secretary | Not published | 7 Dec 2011 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
First Trust Global Portfolios’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- First Trust Global Enterprises LP gave up control
- First Trust Global Enterprises LP took control (75–100% of shares)
- James Allen Bowen gained significant control
Companies House
2015
16 July 2015
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
1 October 2012
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
4 September 2012
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2011
7 December 2011
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 20 events
- All 20 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to First Trust Global Portfolios
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with First Trust Global Portfolios. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like First Trust Global Portfolios
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 20 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk