{ "crd_number": 168551, "slug": "rbc-global-asset-management-uk-limited-london-168551", "primary_business_name": "RBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED", "legal_name": "RBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED", "dbas": [ "RBC BLUEBAY", "RBC BLUEBAY ASSET MANAGEMENT" ], "city": "London", "state": null, "country": "United Kingdom", "cbsa_code": null, "metro": null, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2013-09-10", "years_registered": 13, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-09-18", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 178013003869.0, "raum_discretionary": 176102634965.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 1910368904.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 471, "advisory_employees": 123, "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types", "clients_by_type": { "charitable": { "raum": 404059815.0, "count": 4, "fewer_than_5": true }, "individuals": { "raum": 235638994.0, "count": 2, "fewer_than_5": true }, "banking_thrift": { "raum": 10002226085.0, "count": 14 }, "state_municipal": { "raum": 19008966422.0, "count": 18 }, "insurance_companies": { "raum": 3965073399.0, "count": 9 }, "investment_companies": { "raum": 7647167216.0, "count": 17 }, "pension_profit_sharing": { "raum": 8073523105.0, "count": 23 }, "other_investment_advisers": { "raum": 3830411313.0, "count": 14 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 120950375444.0, "count": 182 }, "corporations_other_businesses": { "raum": 1624362822.0, "count": 8 }, "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official": { "raum": 2271199254.0, "count": 4, "fewer_than_5": true } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_investment_companies", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 3, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://business.facebook.com/rbcwealthmgmt", "https://clients.bluebay.com", "https://facebook.com/rbc", "https://instagram.com/rbc", "https://institutional.rbcgam.com/en/europe", "https://institutionalclient.rbcgam.com/login", "https://linkedin.com/company/rbc-bluebay-asset-management", "https://linkedin.com/company/rbc-global-asset-management", "https://rbcbluebay.com", "https://rbcbluebay.jp", "https://x.com/RBCBlueBay", "https://x.com/rbcgamnews", "https://youtube.com/@RBC", "https://youtube.com/@rbcbluebay" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168551", "disclosure_items": [ { "item": "11.C(2)", "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?" }, { "item": "11.C(5)", "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?" }, { "item": "11.D(2)", "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?" } ], "city_as_filed": "LONDON", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rbc-global-asset-management-uk-limited-london-168551", "display_name": "RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited", "summary": "RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2013, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited (CRD 168551): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)", "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited located?", "a": "RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168551." }, { "q": "How much does RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited manage?", "a": "RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited reports $178,013,003,869 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026 (99% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $43,375,913,251 in the October 2021 data and $178,013,003,869 in the October 2026 data, up 310%. Total employees: 79 in October 2021 and 471 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (182); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (23); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (18)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited use?", "a": "RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. and State Street Bank and Trust Custodial Services as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168551" }, { "q": "What changed in RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the May 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 43375913251.0, "total_employees": 79, "filing_date": "2021-01-29" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 67031155596.0, "total_employees": 80, "filing_date": "2022-08-08" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 129823432740.0, "total_employees": 455, "filing_date": "2023-07-24" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 121857170129.0, "total_employees": 475, "filing_date": "2024-06-16" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 137803378019.0, "total_employees": 474, "filing_date": "2025-01-29" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 178013003869.0, "total_employees": 471, "filing_date": "2026-09-18" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-05-01", "period_label": "May 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-03-01", "period_label": "March 2026", "notes": [ "Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 5 (now no: 11.H(1)(a), 11.H(1)(b)).", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-02-01", "period_label": "February 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 136 to 123.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $137,803,378,019 to $178,013,003,869 (+29%).", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.", "name_as_filed": "BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "State Street Bank and Trust Custodial Services", "name_as_filed": "STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CUSTODIAL SERVICES", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "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.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rbc-global-asset-management-uk-limited-london-168551.md", "clients": [ { "type": "individuals", "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)", "count": 2, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 235638994.0 }, { "type": "banking_thrift", "label": "Banking or thrift institutions", "count": 14, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 10002226085.0 }, { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 17, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 7647167216.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 182, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 120950375444.0 }, { "type": "pension_profit_sharing", "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)", "count": 23, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 8073523105.0 }, { "type": "charitable", "label": "Charitable organizations", "count": 4, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 404059815.0 }, { "type": "state_municipal", "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)", "count": 18, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 19008966422.0 }, { "type": "other_investment_advisers", "label": "Other investment advisers", "count": 14, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 3830411313.0 }, { "type": "insurance_companies", "label": "Insurance companies", "count": 9, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 3965073399.0 }, { "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official", "label": "Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions", "count": 4, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 2271199254.0 }, { "type": "corporations_other_businesses", "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above", "count": 8, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 1624362822.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "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/168551", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }