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
Russell Investment Group, Rex House 4-12, Regent Street, London, Westminster, SW1Y 4PE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When russellinvestments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7024 6000 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW1Y 4PE
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Russell Investments Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Russell Implementation Services Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- 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
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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
- 03049880 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 April 1995 (31 years old)
- Registered office
- Rex House, 10 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE
- Nature of business
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- Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| David Irvine Alexander Rae | Director | Oct 1974 | 12 Aug 2014 | 2 other companies |
| Haris Themis Chacholiades | Director | Dec 1965 | 23 Oct 2020 | 8 other companies |
| Vernon Richard Barback | Director | Aug 1956 | 5 Dec 2022 | 3 other companies |
| Kerry French | Director | Dec 1978 | 23 May 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Yacine Zerizef | Director | Jan 1983 | 21 Oct 2024 | None |
| Amy Stoker | Secretary | Not published | 19 Feb 2019 | – |
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
- 8
- still active
- 8
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 8 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
- The 4 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 34 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
10 May 2016
- Changed its registered name from "Russell Implementation Services Ltd"
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Russell Investments Systems Limited gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
7 December 2012
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)
FCA register
2005
15 August 2005
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
4 August 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
1995
26 April 1995
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 74 events
- All 74 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 62
Connected firms
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Similar firms
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 74 events in its history
- 3 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