Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (Hong Kong)

Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited is a large advisory firm based in Hong Kong. It manages $4.41 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006.

Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited is $4.41 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 490% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.31 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.39 billion in discretionary accounts and $16.79 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $439.1 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $16.79 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) 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 Philip Lawson serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Philip Lawson is investment companies with 5 clients and $4.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.41 billion for 5 clients. 92% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited

The company employs 54 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 39 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.

Philip Lawson has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2012. Scott John Jaffray has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2007 and Ravi Thimma Raju Kankipati is the Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited family office. Simon John Murfin joined the executive team most recently as the Director / Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Rose Quek Nee Low Sui Sam	Financial controlling	1 Apr 1998	Other	5138580
Brian David Chinappi	Managing director	1 Mar 1999	Other	2436348
Morgan Aird Laughlin	Managing director	1 Apr 1999	Other	1709814
Susan Tang	Chief legal officer	1 Sep 2003	Other	5138583
Hwee Meng Tan Willie	Senior compliance manager	1 Jan 2004	Other	5138586
Deutsche Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd	Direct owner	1 Mar 2004	75% - 100%	foreign
Patricia Hon Ping Tin	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2004	Other	5096129
Edouard Fernen Peter	Managing director	1 Jun 2005	Other	5096126
Stephen Paul Harris	Chief operating officer	1 Jun 2005	Other	5096127
Lawrence Low	Chief legal officer	1 May 2006	Other	5165915
Niel Thassim	Cco, rreef asia pacific	1 May 2006	Other	5236717
Bee Cheng Seah	Controller	1 Jun 2006	Other	5236681
Clayton Coplestone	Director	1 Jun 2006	Other	5236719
Ayaz Hatim Ebrahim	Chief investment officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	4334915
Scott John Jaffray	Chief investment officer	1 Jul 2007	Other	4486885
Adrian Lam	Chief legal officer	1 Jul 2007	Other	5501645
Dilip Ayyar	Chief legal officer	1 Sep 2007	Other	5501644
Mark Cho	Chief operating officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	5501646
Iris Chen	Chief executive officer/department head	1 Oct 2007	Other	5501650
Nelson Ka Ming Tang	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2009	Other	4936203
William Leung	Director and lead portfolio manger	1 Mar 2010	Other	5896048
Daniel Ekins	Managing director and head of asia pacific - rreef real estate securities	1 Jun 2010	Other	5896050
Daniel William Ekins	Managing director and head of asia pacific - rreef real estate securities	1 Jun 2010	Other	5896050
Philip John Lawson	Director/ chief financial officer	1 Jan 2011	Other	6039758
Philip Lawson	Director/ chief financial officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	6039758
Philip John Lawson	Director/ chief financial officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	6039758
Michele Mi Kyung Bang	Director	1 Jan 2012	Other	5928682
Adrian Lam	Chief legal officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	5501645
Kok Siang Wee	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2013	Other	6170409
Adamas Wong	Chief legal officer	1 Feb 2013	Other	6170410
Elke Schoeppl Jost	Managing director and chief investment officer, asia pacific	1 May 2014	Other	6448938
Elke Schoeppl Jost	Director / head of portfolio management, apac	1 Aug 2014	Other	6448938
Jennifer Zelena Theunissen	Director	1 Feb 2015	Other	6629327
Ravi Thimma Raju Kankipati	Chief executive officer	1 Mar 2015	Other	6629334
Elke Schoeppl Jost	Managing director and head of portfolio management, apac	1 Aug 2015	Other	6448938
Peter Lo	Director	1 Aug 2015	Other	6629336
Andy Ho	Head of trading - apac	1 Feb 2016	Other	6755447
Hiiga Hu	Managing director and head of coverage, apac ex-japan	1 Mar 2016	Other	6759504
Yoke Ling Dawne Siau	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2016	Other	5414356
Marco Montanari	Managing director, head of passive asset management, asia pacific	1 Jul 2017	Other	6842333
Susanna N.Y. Wong	Chief legal officer	1 Sep 2017	Other	6866072
Deutsche Asset Management Holding Se	Shareholder	1 Nov 2017	75% - 100%	foreign
Leon Christopher Williams	Director / coo alternatives apac	1 Nov 2017	Other	6909423
Dws Group Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	Shareholder	1 Mar 2018	75% - 100%	foreign
Wai Kah Chang	Director	1 May 2018	Other	6969762
Alexander Maurice Prout	Director	1 Jun 2018	Other	1735968
Simon John Murfin	Director / chief financial officer	1 Jul 2018	Other	6994449

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group Plc	Investment holding company	1 Aug 1985	75% - 100%	ein
Deutsche Bank Ag	Indirect owner	1 Jul 1989	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Db Valoren S.Ar.L	Indirect owner	1 Jul 1989	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Db Investments (Gb) Limited	Holding company	1 Jul 1989	75% - 100%	ein
Deutsche Asset Management Group Limited	Indirect owner	1 Jul 1989	75% - 100%	foreign
Db Valoern S.Ar.L	Indirect owner	1 Jul 1989	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Deutsche Bank Valoren Sarl	Direct owner	1 Mar 2006	75% - 100%	foreign
Deutsche Bank Ag	Shareholder	1 Feb 2010	75% - 100%	13-2944988
Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh	Shareholder	1 Dec 2016	75% - 100%	foreign
Deutsche Bank Ag	Shareholder	1 Nov 2017	75% - 100%	13-2944988
Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh	Shareholder	1 Nov 2017	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in Hong Kong

The principal office where Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited performs its advisory services is located at 52/F International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong, , 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 852-2203-8888. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:30pm on Monday - Friday.