Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited

Reference number: 191120

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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 principalam.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7710 0220 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 7JB
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Other names (7)

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

  • Finisterre Capital Trading name
  • Principal Asset Management Trading name
  • Principal Finisterre Trading name
  • Clifford Chance Former name
  • Principal Capital Limited Former name
  • Principal Capital Management (Europe) Limited Former name
  • Macro Currency Group 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • May control money if settlement through a mandate.
    The general requirement not to hold or control CLIENT MONEY does not restrict the firm from controlling CLIENT MONEY if it arises from an agreement under which the firm effects settlement through a mandate or otherwise.

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
03819986
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 August 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
1 Wood Street, London, Greater London, EC2V 7JB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of unit trusts (SIC 64302)
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Barbara Wenig Director Sep 1972 26 Oct 2022 None
Danielle Rebecca Johnston Director Aug 1983 1 Nov 2024 4 other companies
Seema Venay Shah Director Jul 1980 16 Dec 2024 1 other company
PRINCIPAL CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 11 Apr 2019 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
5
still active
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 29 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Principal Global Investors (Europe)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (73)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) II Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2002

30 October 2002

  • Changed its registered name from "Principal Capital Management (Europe) Limited"

FCA register

2001

13 December 2001

  • Changed its registered name from "Principal Capital Limited"

FCA register

3 December 2001

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)

FCA register

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

12 December 2000

  • Changed its registered name from "Principal Capital Management Europe Limited"

FCA register

1999

1 November 1999

  • Changed its registered name from "Clifford Chance"

FCA register

5 August 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 73 events

  • All 73 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 53
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Firms connected to Principal Global Investors (Europe)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Principal Global Investors (Europe). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Principal Global Investors (Europe)

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 73 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited (FRN 191120) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Principal Global Investors (Europe)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7710 0220 and the website principalam.com for Principal Global Investors (Europe). 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Principal Global Investors (Europe) a scam or clone?
Principal Global Investors (Europe) 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 Principal Global Investors (Europe)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Principal Global Investors (Europe) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Principal Global Investors (Europe)?
Principal Global Investors (Europe) is owned by Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) II Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Principal Global Investors (Europe)?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Principal Global Investors (Europe): Barbara Wenig, Danielle Rebecca Johnston and Seema Venay Shah.
How long has Principal Global Investors (Europe) been in business?
The company was formed on 5 August 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Principal Global Investors (Europe) use any other names?
It trades as Finisterre Capital, Principal Asset Management and Principal Finisterre. It has previously used 4 other names, including Clifford Chance, Principal Capital Limited and Principal Capital Management (Europe) Limited.

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