Vontobel Asset Management S.A.

Reference number: 966651

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When vontobel.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7255 8300 is
  • Whether EC3M 3BY is a shared office: 26 other firms give it
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Other names (4)

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

  • VAMSA Trading name
  • Vontobel Trading name
  • Vontobel Asset Management Trading name
  • Vontobel Asset Managment Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (1)
  • vontobel.customer-service@gmx.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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
  • 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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

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

Company number
FC027487
Company status
Active
Company type
Overseas company
Incorporated
10 April 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Branch Registration, Refer To Parent Registry, Luxembourg

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Frederik Darras Director Aug 1977 1 Dec 2020 None
Dominic Georges Gaillard Director Jun 1960 15 Jan 2021 None
Carmen Lehr Director Mar 1968 26 Jun 2024 None
Hans-Christoph Von Reiche Director Jan 1969 18 Sep 2024 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 4 directors run no other company
  • All 17 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Vontobel Asset Management S.A.’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (45)

2024

27 August 2024

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2023

19 October 2023

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

10 May 2023

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (International firms – fund manager prudential top up requirement)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2007

10 April 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 45 events

  • All 45 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 32
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 45 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vontobel Asset Management S.A. FCA authorised?
Yes, Vontobel Asset Management S.A. (FRN 966651) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2023 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Vontobel Asset Management S.A.’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7255 8300 and the website vontobel.com/en-int for Vontobel Asset Management S.A.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vontobel Asset Management S.A. a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Vontobel Asset Management S.A.: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Vontobel Asset Management S.A., shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Vontobel Asset Management S.A.?
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 Vontobel Asset Management S.A. to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Vontobel Asset Management S.A.?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Vontobel Asset Management S.A.: Frederik Darras, Dominic Georges Gaillard, Carmen Lehr and Hans-Christoph Von Reiche.
How long has Vontobel Asset Management S.A. been in business?
The company was formed on 10 April 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2023.
Does Vontobel Asset Management S.A. use any other names?
It trades as VAMSA, Vontobel and Vontobel Asset Management. It has previously used the name Vontobel Asset Managment.

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