Whilst dealing in stocks and shares may be the best solution for your individual investment requirements, the prospect of dealing with all the associated paperwork may be unattractive. For those individuals who hold a number of investments, or live overseas, our safe custody and nominee service will greatly simplify the management of your investments.
Under our "Safe Custody" service, Thorntons Investment Services retains securities on your behalf - whether they are paper based or held electronically. We will manage any stocks and shares we hold on your behalf according to your instructions, providing an annual statement accounting for all movements in those investments.
In addition, these investments can be held by one of our Nominee companies either in certificated form or within Crest, without impacting upon your ownership status.
At present, we operate two non-trading nominee companies for the holding of client securities. These companies are set up to ease settlement and administration for clients investing in UK stocks.
Using our safe custody and nominee service has many benefits: