Cairn Financial Products Limited (London)


Cairn Financial Products Limited is an adviser based in London. It manages $26.29 billion of regulatory assets for 30 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006.

Cairn Financial Products Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cairn Financial Products Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cairn Financial Products Limited is $26.29 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2091% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.88 billion in discretionary accounts and $22.41 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $228.02 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.72 billion.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cairn Financial Products Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Cairn Financial Products Limited

Timothy James Albert Frost has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2004. Her Majesty's Treasury joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Cairn Capital Limited Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Paul William Campbell Chief executive officer and director 1 Oct 2003 Other 5079231
David Anthony Littlewood Director 1 Oct 2003 Other 5079233
David Quixano Henriques Director 1 Oct 2003 Other 5079244
Robert Pierce Jones Chief compliance officer and director 1 Apr 2004 Other 5079234
Timothy James Albert Frost Director 1 Jul 2004 Other 1760024
Adrian Denis Headon Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 5079232
James Titheradge Starky Chief legal officer 1 Apr 2005 Other 5079235
Christopher Robert Bentley Chief operations officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 5083344

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc Sole shareholder 1 Apr 1969 75% - 100% foreign
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc Shareholder - ordinary shares 1 May 1994 75% - 100% foreign
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc Shareholder - a ordinary shares 1 Jan 2000 25% - 50% foreign
Star Capital Partners Limited Shareholder - class a shares 1 Feb 2004 25% - 50% foreign
R.B.S. Special Investments Limited Shareholder - class a shares 1 Feb 2004 25% - 50% foreign
Star Capital Partners Investments Llp Shareholder - class a shares 1 Mar 2007 25% - 50% foreign
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc Shareholder 1 Mar 2007 25% - 50% foreign
Her Majesty's Treasury Shareholder 1 Dec 2008 50% - 75% foreign

Based in London

The principal office where Cairn Financial Products Limited performs its advisory services is located at 27 Knightsbridge, London, Sw1 X 7 Ly, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 44-20-7259-4800 or by fax 44-20-7259-4899. The normal business hours are 8.00 am to 6.00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.cairncapital.com.