{ "crd_number": 164668, "slug": "absolute-strategy-research-services-london-164668", "primary_business_name": "ABSOLUTE STRATEGY RESEARCH SERVICES", "legal_name": "ABSOLUTE STRATEGY RESEARCH SERVICES, INC", "dbas": [], "city": "London", "state": null, "country": "United Kingdom", "cbsa_code": null, "metro": null, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2012-10-12", "years_registered": 13, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-31", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": null, "raum_discretionary": null, "raum_non_discretionary": null, "raum_band": "not_reported", "raum_band_label": "Not reported", "total_employees": 24, "advisory_employees": 12, "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types", "clients_by_type": { "other": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "charitable": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "individuals": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "banking_thrift": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "state_municipal": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "insurance_companies": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "investment_companies": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "pension_profit_sharing": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "other_investment_advisers": { "raum": null, "count": 49 }, "high_net_worth_individuals": { "raum": null, "count": null, "fewer_than_5": true }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "corporations_other_businesses": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "business_development_companies": { "raum": null, "count": 0 }, "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official": { "raum": null, "count": 0 } }, "compensation_types": [ "fixed", "other", "subscription" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other", "periodicals_newsletters" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://absolute-strategy.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/164668", "city_as_filed": "LONDON", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/absolute-strategy-research-services-london-164668", "display_name": "Absolute Strategy Research Services", "summary": "Absolute Strategy Research Services is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2012, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Absolute Strategy Research Services (CRD 164668): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)", "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Publication of periodicals or newsletters", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Absolute Strategy Research Services compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Absolute Strategy Research Services reports these compensation arrangements: subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical); fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other." }, { "q": "Where is Absolute Strategy Research Services located?", "a": "Absolute Strategy Research Services' principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Absolute Strategy Research Services registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Absolute Strategy Research Services is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164668." }, { "q": "How have Absolute Strategy Research Services' assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Absolute Strategy Research Services: Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Absolute Strategy Research Services serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (49)." }, { "q": "Does Absolute Strategy Research Services report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/164668" }, { "q": "Does Absolute Strategy Research Services state an account minimum?", "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: \"ASRS’s business model does not require any minimum account size.\"" }, { "q": "What changed in Absolute Strategy Research Services' recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 12." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 30, "filing_date": "2021-07-28" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 30, "filing_date": "2022-03-31" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 35, "filing_date": "2023-03-31" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 35, "filing_date": "2024-03-29" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 21, "filing_date": "2025-03-31" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 24, "filing_date": "2026-03-31" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 12." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": { "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026", "tiers": [], "flat_rate": null, "stated_range": null, "stated_maximum": null, "account_minimum": "None", "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false, "minimum_annual_fee": null, "figures": [ { "label": "Account minimum", "statements": [ "Account minimum: None" ], "quotes": [ "ASRS’s business model does not require any minimum account size." ] } ], "quotes": [ "ASRS’s business model does not require any minimum account size." ], "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable." }, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/absolute-strategy-research-services-london-164668.md", "clients": [ { "type": "individuals", "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "high_net_worth_individuals", "label": "High net worth individuals", "count": null, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": null }, { "type": "banking_thrift", "label": "Banking or thrift institutions", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "business_development_companies", "label": "Business development companies", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "pension_profit_sharing", "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "charitable", "label": "Charitable organizations", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "state_municipal", "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "other_investment_advisers", "label": "Other investment advisers", "count": 49, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "insurance_companies", "label": "Insurance companies", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official", "label": "Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "corporations_other_businesses", "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null }, { "type": "other", "label": "Other", "count": 0, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": null } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/164668", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }