Sarasin Asset Management Limited (London)

Sarasin Asset Management Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $418.38 million of regulatory assets for 146 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Florida, and 3 other states.

Sarasin Asset Management Limited provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses 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.

Sarasin Asset Management Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sarasin Asset Management Limited is $418.38 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1446% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $418.38 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.87 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 48% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Sarasin Asset Management Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Thomas Nicholas Mckinlay Service serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Thomas Nicholas Mckinlay Service is high net worth individuals with 144 clients and $399.59 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Sarasin Asset Management Limited has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $418.38 million for 146 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sarasin Asset Management Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Sarasin Asset Management Limited

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 44 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

Thomas Nicholas Mckinlay Service has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2013. Emily Sarah Lanfear joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Legal Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Sarasin (U.K) Limited	Corporation	1 Aug 1983	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Eric Gerard Sarasin	Non executive director/chairman	1 Sep 1992	Other	1507307
Guy Vincent Matthews	Financial director	1 Apr 1998	Other	4480346
Michael Jamie Gordon Black	Chief executive officer	1 Nov 2000	Other	4480349
Andrew John Hall	Managing director	1 Nov 2000	Other	4480350
Michael Jamie Gordan Black	Chief executive officer	1 Nov 2000	Other	4480349
Thomas Nicholas Service	Director	1 Mar 2005	Other	4945306
Thomas Nicholas Mckinlay Service	Director	1 Mar 2005	Other	4945306
Zarenah Bessifi	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2006	Other	5091418
Zarenah Nmi Bessifi	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2006	Other	5487957
London S.I.M. Partnership (London) Ltd.	Corporation	1 Jul 2006	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Caroline Elizabeth Wells	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2008	Other	5487957
Llp London Sarasin & Partners	Shareholder	1 Feb 2008	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Caroline Elizabeth Wells	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2011	Other	5487957
Timothy Simon William Backhouse	Chief legal officer	1 Sep 2011	Other	6090753
Guy Vincent Matthews	Chief operating officer	1 Oct 2011	Other	4480346
Adrian Richard Colin Taylor	Chief financial officer	1 Oct 2011	Other	5373859
Thomas Nicholas Mckinlay Service	Chairman	1 Jan 2013	Other	4945306
Thomas Nicholas Mckinlay Service	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2013	Other	4945306
Timothy James Temple	Chief operating officer	1 Jul 2016	Other	6748900
Emily Sarah Lanfear	Chief legal officer	1 Aug 2017	Other	6859087

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 46 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Basel Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd	Shareholder	1 Apr 1841	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Bank Sarasin & Co. Limited	Shareholder-ordinary shares	1 Apr 1841	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Bank Sarasin & Cie Ag	Shareholder	1 Apr 1841	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Basel Bank Sarasin & Co. Limited Ag	Shareholder	1 Apr 1841	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Basel Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd	Shareholder	1 Dec 1975	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Sarabet Ltd	Shareholder-ordinary shares	1 Dec 1975	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Sarabet Ltd Basel	Shareholder-ordinary and deferred shares	1 Dec 1975	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Georg F Krayer	Shareholder	1 Mar 1987	75% - 100%	4494855
Conrad P Schwyzer	Shareholder	1 Mar 1987	75% - 100%	4494858
Beat A Sarasin	Shareholder	1 Mar 1987	75% - 100%	4494860
Eichbaum Holdings Ag	Shareholder-a shares	1 Mar 1987	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Peter E Merian	Shareholder	1 Jan 1989	75% - 100%	4494863
Philip R Baumann	Shareholder	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	4494867
Eric Gerard Sarasin	Shareholder	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	1507307
Andreas R Sarasin	Shareholder	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	4494869
Basel Sarabet Ag	Shareholder-ordinary and deferred shares	1 Dec 1996	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Basel Sarabet Ltd	Shareholder-ordinary and deferred shares	1 Dec 1996	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Sarasin (U.K.) Limited London	Shareholder	1 Jun 1997	50% - 75%	foreign entity
Sarasin (U.K) Limited	Shareholder	1 Jun 1997	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Hans Rudolf Hufschmid	Shareholder	1 Jan 1998	75% - 100%	4494873
Rabobank Nederland	Shareholder	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Joseph Yacoub Safra	Shareholder	1 Aug 1999	75% - 100%	3262207
Franz K Von Meyenburg	Shareholder	1 Jan 2000	75% - 100%	4494876
John Guy Elmhirst Monson	Shareholder	1 Jan 2001	75% - 100%	4494878
Rabobank Nederland	Shareholder-b shares	1 Jun 2002	25% - 50%	foreign entity
Ipb Holding Bv	Shareholder - b shares	1 Jun 2002	25% - 50%	foreign entity
Rolf Wittendorfer	Shareholder	1 Oct 2003	75% - 100%	4921501
Matthias Hassels	Shareholder	1 Oct 2003	75% - 100%	4921502
Ipb Holding Bv	Shareholder	1 Dec 2006	25% - 50%	foreign entity
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen Boerenleenbank Ba	Shareholder	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	foreign entitiy
London S.I.M. Partnership (London) Ltd.	Member	1 Jul 2007	75% - 100%	foreign entity
J. Safra Holdings Luxembourg Sarl	Shareholder	1 Sep 2008	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Sib Management Holding (Bahamas) Limited	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	foreign entity
J. Safra Holdings International (Luxembourg) S.A.	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Comtel Holding Limited	Shareholder	1 Jul 2012	75% - 100%	foreign entity
J. Safra Sarasin Holding Ag	Shareholder	1 Jul 2012	75% - 100%	foreign entity
J. Safra Holding Ag	Shareholder	1 Jul 2012	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Joseph Yacoub Safra	Shareholder	1 Jul 2016	75% - 100%	3262207
Js International Holdings Limited	Shareholder	1 Jun 2017	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Vicky Safra	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	6829469
Alberto Joseph Safra	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	6829493
David Joseph Safra	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	6829502
Jacob Joseph Safra	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	6829504
Vicky Nmn Safra	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	6829469
Joseph Yacoub Safra	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	3262207
Js International Holdings Limited	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	foreign entity

Based in London

The principal office where Sarasin Asset Management Limited performs its advisory services is located at Juxon House, London, Ec4 M 8 Bu, 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 +(44)(20)7038 7000 or by fax +(44)(20)7038 6850. The normal business hours are 8am-6pm (gmt) on Monday - Friday.