Vgi Partners Limited (Sydney)

Name: Vgi Partners Limited
Address: 39 Phillip Street, Sydney, 2000
Telephone: 61 2 9237 8980

Vgi Partners Limited is a large advisory firm based in Sydney. It manages $1.84 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Vgi Partners Limited 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.

Vgi Partners Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Vgi Partners Limited is $1.84 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 23% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.83 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.84 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $152.93 million each.

Vgi Partners Limited has custody of $1.84 billion in cash and securities for 12 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 70% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-exchange traded securities form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Vgi Partners Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Vgi Partners Limited serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Vgi Partners Limited is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $1.5 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Vgi Partners Limited has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.84 billion for 12 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Vgi Partners Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Vgi Partners Limited

The company employs 24 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 54 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

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

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Robert Michael Paul Luciano	Executive chairman	1 Jan 2008	Other	6161958
Adam Matthew Philippe	Chief operating officer	1 Dec 2009	Other	6161967
D&C Tynan Investments Pty Ltd As Trustee Of The D&C Tynan Family Trust	Corporate owner	1 Jun 2010	Other	foreign
Douglas Hugh Tynan	Executive director	1 Feb 2011	Other	6161961
Rmpl Investments Pty Ltd As Trustee Of The Rmpl Family Trust	Corporate owner	1 May 2011	50% - 75%	foreign
Robert John Poiner	Head of us research	1 Mar 2016	Other	6647967
David Fletcher Jones	Executive director	1 Aug 2018	Other	6565243
Elizabeth Helen Bruce	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2018	Other	6161968
Ian Cameron	Chief financial officer	1 Dec 2018	Other	7057780
Jaye Louise Gardner	Non-executive director	1 May 2019	Other	7131772
Benjamin Alexander Pronk	Non-executive director	1 May 2019	Other	7131782
Darren Joseph Steinberg	Non-executive director	1 May 2019	Other	7131786
Anna Marion Trotman	General legal counsel and company secretary	1 Aug 2019	Other	7183784

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Douglas Hugh Tynan	Direct individual owner	1 Dec 2009	75% - 100%	6161961
Robert Michael Paul Luciano	Direct individual owner	1 May 2011	75% - 100%	6161958

Based in Sydney

The principal office where Vgi Partners Limited performs its advisory services is located at 39 Phillip Street, Sydney, 2000, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 61 2 9237 8980. The normal business hours are 9.00am-6.00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at vgipartners.com/.