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BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited (ADGM Branch )(“ADGM Branch”) with its office at Floor 25, Al Sila Tower, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE, is authorized and regulated by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FRSA”) to engage in the regulated activities of ‘Arranging Deals in Investments’; ‘Advising on Investments or Credit’; ‘Managing Assets’; and ‘Managing in a Collective Investment Fund’ (FRSA Reference 240099) with Professional Clients and Market Counterparties only.
This section includes investor type descriptions for professional clients and market counterparties.
Professional client
A Professional Client is either: (i) a ‘deemed’ professional client; (ii) serviced-based professional client; or (iii) an assessed professional Client
(i) Deemed Professional Client
A person is a “deemed” professional client if the person is:
- a supranational organisation whose members are either countries, central banks or national monetary authorities
• a government, government agency, central bank or other national monetary authority of any country or jurisdiction
• a public authority or state investment body
• an Authorised Market Institution, Regulated Exchange or regulated clearing house
• a Regulated Financial Institution or the management company of a regulated pension fund;
• a Collective Investment Fund or a regulated pension fund;
• a corporate body whose shares are listed or admitted to trading on any exchange of an IOCSO member country
• trustee of a trust which has, or had during the previous 12 months, assets of at least $10 million;
• a Single Family Office licensed under the Single Family Office Regulations
• a person classified as a ‘large undertaking’ who meetstwoof the following criteria (i) a balance sheet total of at least $20 million; (ii) a net annual turnover of at least $40 million or (iii) own funds or called up capital of at least $2 million
(ii) Service-based Professional Clients
A person is a ‘serviced-based’ professional client if
- the services provided to the client is in relation to the provision of credit including arranging and/or advising on credit
• the services provided to the client relates to corporate structuring and financing such as advice relating to an acquisition, disposal, structuring, restructuring, financing or refinancing of a corporation or other legal entity i.e. takeovers, mergers and capital raising
(iii) Assessed-based Professional Clients
Assessed-based professional clients can be either (i) individuals; or (ii) undertakings
Individuals
An individual (and associated joint account holders) would be classified as an ‘assessed-based professional client’ if:
- the individual (and primary account holder, if relevant) has net assets of at least $1 million; and
• the individual is, or has been, an employee of an authorised firm or a regulated financial institution in the past two years; or
• the individual can provide evidence which demonstrates that they have sufficient knowledge and experience of relevant markets, products and associated risks
Where there is a joint account in place, the secondary account holder must obtain confirmation in writing that investment decisions relating to the joint account are made for or on behalf of the secondary account holder
Undertakings
Undertakings, which are generally not individuals, would be classified as ‘assessed-based’ professional clients if it:
- has own funds or called up capital of at least $1 million; and
• can evidence that they have sufficient knowledge and experience of relevant markets, products and associated risks
Market counterparties
A Market Counterparty is any person who is either:
- authorised firm;
• regulated financial institution; or
• professional client
Complaint Handling Procedure – Abu Dhabi Branch
Your client satisfaction is very important to us and to that end, BlackRock has in place a complaint handling process. If you think that we have not met your expectations with any aspect of the service you have received and you wish to complain, please contact our office as shown above or please contact:
- Mohammad AlFahim – Senior Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi & BlackRock Country Head, UAE.
Email: mohammad.alfahim@blackrock.com
Telephone: ++971 (4) 4500709
- Conor Rafferty - Compliance Manager
Email: conor.rafferty@blackrock.com
Telephone: +971 (4) 4500722
At BlackRock, we take all complaints seriously and will investigate them according to the guidelines below. BlackRock is committed to investigating all complaints competently, conscientiously, and impartially. If you are contacting us via email, you can support us in this by attaching all information or documents relevant to the matter to your correspondence to ensure that your submission is handled efficiently.
We will endeavour to clarify your request promptly and commit to the following actions upon receipt of a complaint:
- We will ensure that an employee of appropriate seniority, commences an investigation.
- You can expect to receive a written acknowledgement to your initial complaint promtly.
- We will keep you informed of the progress of the complaint. This process is free of charge.
If there are any unplanned delays and we are unable to resolve your concern, you will be notified. We will send you a reply that explains why we are still not in a position to make a final response, also indicating by when we expect to be able to provide a final response.
If, after receiving a final response, you are not satisfied, you may also be eligible to refer this to the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). For further information, please visit FSRA website at Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) | ADGM
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