Rwc Asset Management LLP (London)


Rwc Asset Management LLP is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $12.87 billion of regulatory assets for 34 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009.

Rwc Asset Management provides 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.

Rwc Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Rwc Asset Management LLP is $12.87 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3423% since the beginning of its operation, and $12.87 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $12.87 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $378.59 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 93% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 6% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Rwc Asset Management LLP 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 John Hugh Innes serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of John Hugh Innes is pooled investment vehicles with 26 clients and $11.18 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Rwc Asset Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $11.53 billion for 29 clients. 10% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Rwc Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Rwc Asset Management LLP

The company employs 131 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 42 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.

John Hugh Innes has been acting as President since 1 May 2004. Nigel Hill joined the executive team most recently as the Head Of Operations, It And Infrastructure.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Hugh Innes Director/ member/head of uk equities (of rwc partners limited) 1 May 2004 Other 5018370
Daniel Charles Mannix Chief executive officer (of rwc partners limited) 1 Oct 2006 Other 6238659
Leonard Albert Munden Chief technology officer (of rwc partners limited) 1 Oct 2006 Other 6238661
Matthew James Low Head of operations (of rwc partners limited) 1 Apr 2007 Other 6238660
James Henry Timothy Tollemache Head of sales (of rwc partners limited) 1 Jun 2007 Other 6238663
Rwc Partners Limited (Of Rwc Asset Management Llp) Managing member 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 00-0000000
Rwc Partners Limited Managing member 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 00-0000000
John Hugh Innes Partner, portfolio manager 1 Dec 2007 Other 5018370
Miles Anthony Geldard Partner, portfolio manager 1 Dec 2007 Other 1109115
Peter Harrison Partner, ceo 1 Dec 2007 Other 4869479
Ajay Gambhir Partner, portfolio manager 1 Dec 2007 Other 5633900
Christopher Simon Maude Chief compliance officer and cfo 1 Dec 2007 Other 5018368
Kirsty Jayne Mclaren Partner, portfolio manager 1 Aug 2008 Other 4435488
Carmel Brigit Peters Partner, portfolio manager 1 Aug 2008 Other 5633904
James Kaufmann General counsel (of rwc partners limited) 1 Dec 2009 Other 6153001
Paul Larche Chief operating officer (of rwc partners limited) 1 Jul 2010 Other 6238658
Gemma Marie Bainbridge Finance director (of rwc partners limited) 1 Jan 2011 Other 6238657
Roger Duncan Goodchild Non-executive director (of rwc partners limited) 1 Jun 2011 Other 4347284
Gemma Marie Bainbridge Director (of rwc partners limited) 1 Sep 2011 Other 6238657
Daniel Charles Mannix Director (of rwc partners limited) 1 Jan 2013 Other 6238659
Sean Robert Capstick Head of new markets (of rwc partners limited) 1 Feb 2013 Other 2385678
Peter Harrison Non-executive director (of rwc partners limited) 1 Mar 2013 Other 4869479
Paul Larche Director (of rwc partners limited) 1 Mar 2013 Other 6238658
Paul Larche Director (of rwc partners limited) 1 Jul 2013 Other 6238658
James Kaufmann Chief compliance officer (of rwc asset management llp) 1 Aug 2013 Other 6153001
Dina Madan Chief compilance officer (of rwc asset management llp) 1 Aug 2014 Other 6249784
Louise Elizabeth Oades General counsel 1 Jan 2015 Other 6473307
Tord Stallvik Head of business developement 1 Mar 2015 Other 2283897
Paul Larche Chief compliance officer (of rwc asset management llp) 1 Oct 2015 Other 6238658
Nicola Jane Richards Non-executive chairperson 1 Apr 2016 Other 5226681
Peter Clark Non-executive director 1 Jun 2016 Other 6762396
Cressida Williams Director and chief financial officer of (of rwc partners limited) 1 Aug 2016 Other 6762390
James Oliver Johnston Portfolio manager 1 Apr 2018 Other 6481783
Nigel Hill Head of operations, it and infrastructure 1 Aug 2018 Other 5642214

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Christopher Simon Maude Cfo and chief complaince officer 1 Feb 2000 Other 5018368
Patrick Benjamin James German Board director 1 Feb 2000 Other 5018365
Mark Hadsley Chaplin Chairman and director 1 Feb 2000 25% - 50% 5018359
John Hugh Innes Board director, portfolio manager 1 Sep 2000 Other 5018370
Peter Harrison Ceo 1 Feb 2006 Other 4869479
Schroder International Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Jun 2010 25% - 50% 00-0000000

Based in London

The principal office where Rwc Asset Management LLP performs its advisory services is located at Verde 10 Bressenden Place, London, Sw1 Edh, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 44 20 7227 6000 or by fax 44 20 7227 6003. The normal business hours are 9.00am to 6.00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at rwcpartners.com/.