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Nevastar Finance Ltd

London, United KingdomSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 172523

Filed as NEVASTAR FINANCE LTD

Nevastar Finance Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2017, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 12, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2017
$1,684,585,723
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Nevastar Finance Ltd compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Nevastar Finance Ltd reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Nevastar Finance Ltd located?

Nevastar Finance Ltd's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV.

Is Nevastar Finance Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?

Nevastar Finance Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 172523.

How much does Nevastar Finance Ltd manage?

Nevastar Finance Ltd reports $1,684,585,723 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 12, 2026 (62% discretionary).

How have Nevastar Finance Ltd's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Nevastar Finance Ltd: Regulatory assets under management: $993,299,262 in the October 2021 data and $1,684,585,723 in the October 2026 data, up 70%. Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 27 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Nevastar Finance Ltd serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (101); insurance companies (19).

Which custodians does Nevastar Finance Ltd use?

Nevastar Finance Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Banque Pictet & CIE SA, Lombard Odier, Rothschild & Co Bank AG and UBS AG as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Nevastar Finance Ltd report any disciplinary disclosures?

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/172523

Does Nevastar Finance Ltd state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 2026 says: "The firm typically requires a minimum initial investment of $3 million to establish an account but reserves the right to accept accounts below the minimum."

What changed in Nevastar Finance Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 13. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,411,272,265 to $1,684,585,723 (+19%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $3,000,000

The brochure's wording
The firm typically requires a minimum initial investment of $3 million to establish an account but reserves the right to accept accounts below the minimum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,684,585,723

$1,684,585,723 as of October 2026, filing dated May 12, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,039,377,641.Non-discretionary: $645,208,082.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
High net worth individuals
Clients 101 Assets $1,515,499,566 (90%)
Insurance companies
Clients 19 Assets $169,086,157 (10%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 27. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Banque Pictet & CIE SALombard OdierRothschild & Co Bank AGUBS AG

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$993M 2021 $1.64B 2022 $1.15B 2023 $1.23B 2024 $1.41B 2025 $1.68B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,684,585,72327May 12, 2026
October 2025$1,411,272,26527April 30, 2025
October 2024$1,234,079,03426March 22, 2024
October 2023$1,153,225,20626February 27, 2023
October 2022$1,640,866,76722March 30, 2022
October 2021$993,299,26217August 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $993,299,262 in the October 2021 data and $1,684,585,723 in the October 2026 data, up 70%.

Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 27 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 13.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,411,272,265 to $1,684,585,723 (+19%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
nevastar.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Nevastar Finance Ltd (CRD 172523): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nevastar-finance-ltd-london-172523