What Exactly is a ‘High Net Worth’ or ‘Sophisticated’ Investor?

What Exactly is a ‘High Net Worth’ or ‘Sophisticated’ Investor?

Our customers are often called High Net Worth or Sophisticated investors. This means that they have substantial assets and liquidity in addition to having some experience in investing.

Our definition of a High Net Worth investor, is someone that has either liquid, non-property assets of around £250,000 or more, or they have an annual income of in excess of £150,000. Sophisticated investors can either be investment professionals or investors who have substantial experience of investing in investments like stocks, shares, future or bonds.

By definition London European securities Limited do not provide investments suitable for retail investors and are regulated by the Financial Services Authority or provide investor protection under the FCIS schemes. Additionally we do not deal with regulated investment funds, pension schemes or individual savings accounts.