{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/walter-scott-and-partners-limited-112161","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/112161","regulatoryAum":66667871035,"crd":"112161","secFileNumber":"801-19420","legalName":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited","displayName":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited","website":"HTTP://www.walterscott.com","founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in United Kingdom","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"One Charlotte Square,","city":"Edinburgh","state":"","stateName":"","country":"United Kingdom","postalCode":"EH2 4DR"},"tradeNames":["Walter Scott"],"registration":{"secApproved":"29 September 1983","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":162,"advisory":43,"brokerDealerReps":3,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":2},"aum":{"discretionary":66667871035,"discretionaryAccounts":171,"nonDiscretionary":0,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":0,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":51,"nonAumClients":16},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Investment companies","clients":21,"regulatoryAum":18971280040},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":16,"regulatoryAum":10144771153},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":42,"regulatoryAum":5912736015},{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":47,"regulatoryAum":24003612900},{"label":"Other investment advisers","clients":5,"regulatoryAum":727510023},{"label":"Insurance companies","clients":5,"regulatoryAum":1697227249},{"label":"Other","clients":35,"regulatoryAum":5210733655}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"The Bank of New York Mellon","shortName":"The Bank of New York Mellon","location":"New York, NY","smaAssets":32176650717},{"name":"The Northern Trust Company","shortName":"The Northern Trust","location":"Chicago, IL","smaAssets":13694418378},{"name":"State Street Bank & Trust Company","shortName":"State Street Bank & Trust","location":"Boston, MA","smaAssets":12626368583}],"custodyNote":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited has custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Anna Nicholl","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"5708245"},{"name":"Jane Henderson","title":"Managing Director","crd":"5566790"},{"name":"Jane Ivinson","title":"Non-Executive Director","crd":"6177874"},{"name":"Roy Leckie","title":"Executive Director - 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They include 47 state or municipal government entities, 42 pension and profit-sharing plans and 35 other clients.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Walter Scott & Partners Limited offer?","answer":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Walter Scott & Partners Limited use?","answer":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited’s separately managed account assets are held at The Bank of New York Mellon (New York, NY), with $32,176,650,717, The Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL), with $13,694,418,378 and State Street Bank & Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $12,626,368,583. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Walter Scott & Partners Limited have?","answer":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 162 employees, and 43 perform investment advisory functions. 3 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Walter Scott & Partners Limited invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Walter Scott & Partners Limited’s separately managed accounts held 100% exchange-traded equities. It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Walter Scott & Partners Limited?","answer":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited is owned through a chain of holding companies by the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Its direct owner is Bnym International Asset Management (holdings) Limited (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Walter Scott & Partners Limited get paid?","answer":"Walter Scott & Partners Limited is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}