Unigestion (Uk) Ltd (London)

Name: Unigestion (Uk) Ltd
Address: 4 Stratford Place, London, W1 C 1 At
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7529 5200

Unigestion (Uk) Ltd is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $3.07 billion of regulatory assets for 26 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Unigestion (Uk) provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Unigestion (Uk): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Unigestion (Uk) Ltd is $3.07 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 10166% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.72 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.07 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $118.27 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 80% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 19% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Unigestion (Uk) Ltd 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 Andrew William Marchant serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Andrew William Marchant is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $703.32 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Unigestion (Uk) has the 2nd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $779.57 million for 17 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 92% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Unigestion (Uk) doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Unigestion (Uk) Ltd

The company employs 51 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 49 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Andrew William Marchant has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2011. Paul Wilson joined the executive team most recently as the Chairman.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Unigestion Holding Sa	Shareholder	1 Nov 1999	75% - 100%	foreign
Christopher John Sharples	Deputy chairman	1 Mar 2000	Other	6587554
Regis Fernand Martin	Cfo	1 Dec 2001	Other	6587550
Annette Susanne Voss	Coo/cco	1 Feb 2010	Other	6587552
Andrew William Marchant	Director	1 Apr 2011	Other	6587553
Miles Patrick O'connor	Chairman	1 Nov 2016	Other	6770356
Paul Wilson	Chairman	1 Jan 2018	Other	6924502

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Famsa Investment S.A.R.L.	Shareholder	1 Nov 2010	25% - 50%	foreign
Famsa Foundation	Shareholder	1 Jul 2011	75% - 100%	foreign
Bernard Jean Sabrier	Director	1 Jul 2011	Other	6587560
Patrick Nmn Fenal	Director	1 Jul 2011	Other	6587561
Jaime Eduardo Aleman Healy	Director	1 Jan 2017	Other	6775299

Based in London

The principal office where Unigestion (Uk) Ltd performs its advisory services is located at 4 Stratford Place, London, W1 C 1 At, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +44 (0) 20 7529 5200 or by fax +44 (0) 20 7529 6389. The normal business hours are 09:00 - 17:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at unigestion.com and its LinkedIn profile.