First International Advisors, LLC (London, England)

Name: First International Advisors, LLC
Address: One Plantation Place, London, England, Ec3 M 3 Bd
Telephone: 44-207-929-7555

First International Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in London, England. It manages $5.73 billion of regulatory assets for 37 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

First International Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

First International Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of First International Advisors, LLC is $5.73 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2706% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.83 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.73 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $154.76 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in sovereign bonds the most. They account for 73% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 16% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay First International Advisors, LLC 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 Peter Malcolm Wilson serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Peter Malcolm Wilson is investment companies with 7 clients and $992.57 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, First International Advisors has the 5th highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.42 billion for 16 clients. 26% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

First International Advisors also advises several private funds.

Careers at First International Advisors, LLC

The company employs 42 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Peter Malcolm Wilson has been acting as President since 1 Mar 1992. Daniel Morris joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Peter Malcolm Wilson	Director	1 Mar 1992	Other	4358749
Anthony John Norris	Director	1 Mar 1992	Other	4358744
George Robertson Mcneill	Managing director, svp	1 Mar 1992	Other	4358742
First Union National Bank	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	56-0898080
Wachovia Corporation	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	56-0900030
Wachovia National Bank	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	56-0898080
Llc Monument Street International Funding Ii	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	50% - 75%	52-2323933
Inc. Ffbic	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	22-2760868
Llc Monument Street International Funding I	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	50% - 75%	52-2323931
Inc. Centurion Funding	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	50% - 75%	52-2323921
Inc. Monument Street Funding	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	68-0379803
Llc Monument Street International Funding Ii	Shareholder	1 May 2001	50% - 75%	52-2323933
Llc Monument Street International Funding I	Shareholder	1 May 2001	50% - 75%	52-2323931
Richard H Southby	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	4756537
William Douglas Munn	Director	1 Jan 2004	Other	1990843
Dennis Henry Ferro	Director	1 Jan 2004	Other	2477513
Michael Howard Koonce	Chief legal officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	2315714
Mandip Sohal	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2008	Other	5527266
Wells Fargo International Banking Corporation	Shareholder	1 Oct 2011	75% - 100%	56-1293875
Frank Anthony Pizzo	Director	1 Dec 2015	Other	2355975
Llc Wells Fargo Asset Management Holdings	Sole member	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	36-4863445
Catherine Jane Ibbotson	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2017	Other	6864186
Daniel Morris	Director	1 Jan 2018	Other	6931857
David Bullock	Director	1 Jan 2018	Other	6779717
Andrew John Hunt	Director	1 Jan 2018	Other	6459916
Deirdre Elizabeth Flood	Director	1 Jan 2018	Other	5226285
Nancy Ann Wiser	Director	1 Jan 2018	Other	2575981
Jonathan Rhys Hill	Director	1 Jan 2018	Other	6931859

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 17 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Na Wachovia National Bank	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	56-0898080
Inc Monument Street Funding	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	68-0379803
Na Wachovia Bank	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	75% - 100%	56-0898080
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Sep 1998	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Nov 1998	25% - 50%	41-0449260
Wfc Holdings Corporation	Shareholder	1 Nov 1998	50% - 75%	41-1921346
Wells Fargo & Company Holdings Corporation	Shareholder	1 Nov 1998	50% - 75%	41-1921346
Inc. Ffbic	Shareholder	1 May 2001	75% - 100%	22-2760868
Inc. Centurion Funding	Shareholder	1 May 2001	75% - 100%	52-2323921
Inc Monument Street Funding	Shareholder	1 May 2001	75% - 100%	68-0379803
Inc. Monument Street Funding	Shareholder	1 May 2001	75% - 100%	68-0379803
Inc. Wachovia Of Alabama	Shareholder	1 Jan 2005	75% - 100%	72-1375547
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Jan 2009	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Wachovia Corporation	Shareholder	1 Jan 2009	75% - 100%	26-3918610
N.A. Wells Fargo Bank	Shareholder	1 Mar 2010	75% - 100%	94-1347393
Everen Capital Corporation	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	36-4019175

Based in London, England

The principal office where First International Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Plantation Place, London, England, Ec3 M 3 Bd, 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 44-207-929-7555 or by fax 44-207-929-7977. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wellscap.com.