Hames Associates Wealth Management

Reference number: 415108

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc Reference number: 195351 Authorised View firm →
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.
  • Hames Associates Wealth Management (FRN 415108) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Hames Associates Wealth Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Hames Associates Wealth Management, 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.

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  • When hamesassociates.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07956 307678 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG14 1JL
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Other names (3)

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

  • Hames Associates Former name
  • Hames Associates Ltd Former name
  • Karl Hames Former name

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

Hames Associates Wealth Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2017

23 August 2017

  • Stopped trading as "Hames Associates Wealth Management"

FCA register

2012

23 April 2012

  • Changed its registered name from "Hames Associates Ltd"

FCA register

21 February 2012

  • Began trading as "Hames Associates Wealth Management"

FCA register

2008

9 October 2008

  • Changed its registered name from "Hames Associates"

FCA register

2006

23 February 2006

  • Changed its registered name from "Karl Hames"

FCA register

2004

18 November 2004

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hames Associates Wealth Management FCA authorised?
Hames Associates Wealth Management (FRN 415108) 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 Hames Associates Wealth Management?
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. Hames Associates Wealth Management (FRN 415108) is an AR of St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (FRN 195351). When you use Hames Associates Wealth Management's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Hames Associates Wealth Management, 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 Hames Associates Wealth Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07956 307678 and the website hamesassociates.co.uk for Hames Associates Wealth Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hames Associates Wealth Management a scam or clone?
Hames Associates Wealth Management 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 Hames Associates Wealth Management?
Protection works through St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC, the principal firm responsible for Hames Associates Wealth Management's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Hames Associates Wealth Management use any other names?
It has previously used 3 other names: Hames Associates, Hames Associates Ltd and Karl Hames.

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