Bluecrest Capital Management Limited (St Helier)


Bluecrest Capital Management Limited is a large advisory firm based in St Helier. It manages $86.64 billion of regulatory assets for 27 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Bluecrest Capital Management Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bluecrest Capital Management Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bluecrest Capital Management Limited is $86.64 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1200% since the beginning of its operation, and $86.63 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $86.64 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.21 billion each.
Bluecrest Capital Management Limited has custody of $86.63 billion in cash and securities for 20 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bluecrest Capital Management Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Nicholas John Wood serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Nicholas John Wood is pooled investment vehicles with 27 clients and $86.64 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Bluecrest Capital Management Limited has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $86.64 billion for 27 clients. 74% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bluecrest Capital Management Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, seven hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Bluecrest Capital Management Limited

Nicholas John Wood has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2005. Michael Edward Platt joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Michael Edward Platt Chief executive, director, shareholder 1 Apr 2000 25% - 50% 4698658
William Huntington Reeves Director, shareholder 1 Apr 2000 25% - 50% 2578169
Mark Paul Clannachan Chief operating officer, chief compliance officer, chief financial officer 1 Sep 2001 Other 4698659
Man Group Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2003 Other n/a
Ed & F Man Group Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2003 Other n/a
David Mark Holland Huyton Director 1 Dec 2003 Other 5051029
Paul Jay Dehadray Chief legal officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 5050609
Nicholas John Wood Director 1 Dec 2005 Other 5299859
Andrew Michael Dodd Chief financial officer, chief operating officer 1 Mar 2006 Other 2787078
Charles Summers Linley Olver Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2007 Other 5299866
Peter Anthony Cox Chief operating officer 1 Apr 2007 Other 5499076
Michael Edward Platt Board member 1 Dec 2008 Other 4698658
Paul Jay Dehadray Group chief legal officer 1 Dec 2008 Other 5050609
Andrew Michael Dodd Group chief financial officer, board member 1 Dec 2008 Other 2787078
Peter Anthony Cox Group chief operating officer 1 Dec 2008 Other 5499076
Leda Maria Passos Faria Braga Principal 1 Dec 2008 Other 5614370
Catherine Mary Kerridge Board member 1 Apr 2010 Other 5779028
Marguerite Richmond Marshall Group chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 1649434
Robert John Heaselgrave Board member 1 Feb 2013 Other 6166876
Bluecrest Holdings Llp Shareholder 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% n/a
Michael Edward Platt Shareholder 1 Mar 2018 25% - 50% 4698658
Whr Investments Limited Shareholder 1 Mar 2018 Other n/a
Bcm Cayman Lp Shareholder 1 Mar 2018 25% - 50% n/a

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Man Group Plc Shareholder 1 Oct 1994 75% - 100% n/a
Bluecrest Capital Management Cayman Limited General partner 1 Nov 2008 Other 98-0541495
Bluecrest Capital Management Cayman Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Nov 2008 75% - 100% 98-0541497
Bc Cayman Charitable Trust Shareholder 1 Nov 2008 75% - 100% n/a
Active Services (Guernsey) Limited Trustee 1 May 2010 Other n/a
Bcm Cayman L.P. Shareholder 1 Mar 2011 75% - 100% n/a
Michael Edward Platt Member 1 Jul 2014 25% - 50% 4698658
Bcm Cayman L.P. Member 1 Jul 2014 25% - 50% n/a
Michael Edward Platt Limited partner 1 Jul 2015 75% - 100% 4698658

Based in St Helier

The principal office where Bluecrest Capital Management Limited performs its advisory services is located at Ground Floor, Harbour Reach, St Helier, Je2 4 Hr, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +44-1534-84-3800 or by fax +44-1534-84-3801. The normal business hours are 0830 to 1730 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bluecrestcapital.com.