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Laven Advisors
Laven is a modern UK regulatory hosting platform providing Appointed Representative and Fund Management services, enabling clients to conduct their business in...
Laven Advisors
Laven is a modern UK regulatory hosting platform providing Appointed Representative and Fund Management services, enabling clients to conduct their business in a compliant and sustainable way. Via its regulated entities it offers a UK regulatory hosting platform for clients to conduct regulated activities as an Appointed Representative, and a secondment platform for managing alternative investment funds or segregated accounts. Established in 2005, it acts as compliance and/or risk officer for clients who manage assets, allowing them to focus on core business while retaining independent identity and ownership.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2005
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Corporate office
11 Old Jewry, London, EC2R 8DU, United Kingdom
Principals
Jerome Lussan
Founder & Managing Director
Linhao Guo
CFA, FCCA, Managing Director, CFO
Elizabeth Frumson
Managing Director
Wanshang Luo
Head of Risk
James Bryant
Associate
Meenakshi Viswanadha
Associate
Iriani Amirudin
Associate
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Laven Advisors generate revenue?
Laven operates a fee-based regulatory hosting platform. It charges client firms for the use of its FCA permissions and the provision of compliance and risk officer services, rather than earning management fees from underlying investment performance. The exact fee structure is not publicly disclosed, but the value proposition centers on significant cost savings versus maintaining independent authorization.
Is Laven a direct investor or an asset manager?
Laven is not a direct investor. It functions as a regulatory principal and compliance back-office provider. Client firms manage the actual assets and make investment decisions, while Laven hosts their regulatory permissions and can serve as their appointed compliance or risk officer.
What is Laven's relationship with the FCA?
Laven holds direct FCA authorization through its regulated entities. This allows client firms to act as Appointed Representatives under Laven's regulatory umbrella or to manage alternative investment funds and segregated accounts using Laven's permissions, with Laven maintaining the primary compliance relationship with the regulator.
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