Dws Alternatives Global Limited (London)

Name: Dws Alternatives Global Limited
Address: 70 Victoria Street, London, Sw1 E6 Sq
Telephone: 44 207 545 7299

Dws Alternatives Global Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $17.91 billion of regulatory assets for 76 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019.

Dws Alternatives Global Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dws Alternatives Global Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dws Alternatives Global Limited is $17.91 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and $16.62 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $17.91 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $235.71 million each.

Dws Alternatives Global Limited has custody of $12.55 billion in cash and securities for 13 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dws Alternatives Global 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 Stephen James Thomas Shaw serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Stephen James Thomas Shaw is pooled investment vehicles with 59 clients and $16.77 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Dws Alternatives Global Limited has the 2nd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $17.81 billion for 74 clients. 95% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Dws Alternatives Global Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund and nine private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $500,000 to $10,522,549.

Careers at Dws Alternatives Global Limited

The company employs 100 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 79 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.

Stephen James Thomas Shaw has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2007. Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stephen James Thomas Shaw	Director	1 Feb 2007	Other	5091473
Gianluca Muzzi	Director	1 Feb 2011	Other	6170890
Hamish Macphail Massie Mackenzie	Ceo and director	1 Oct 2016	Other	6720919
Julia Rosa Ricarda Drell	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	6914154
Robert Bruce Botting	Head of legal / uk	1 Mar 2018	Other	6932809
Andrew Levy	Head of finance / uk	1 Mar 2018	Other	6932818
Dws Group Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	Shareholder	1 Mar 2018	75% - 100%	foreign entity

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Deutsche Bank Ag	Shareholder	1 Dec 2017	75% - 100%	13-2944988
Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh	Shareholder	1 Mar 2018	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in London

The principal office where Dws Alternatives Global Limited performs its advisory services is located at 70 Victoria Street, London, Sw1 E6 Sq, 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 44 207 545 7299. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at dws.com and its LinkedIn profile.