Prospect Asset Management Inc (Honolulu)


Prospect Asset Management Inc is a mid-sized advisory firm based in Honolulu. It manages $59.24 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Hawaii.

Prospect Asset Management provides 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.

Prospect Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Prospect Asset Management Inc is $59.24 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -47% since the beginning of its operation, and $59.24 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $59.24 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $29.62 million each.
Prospect Asset Management has custody of $233.88 thousand in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Prospect Asset Management Inc 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 Xin Zhang serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Xin Zhang is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $59.24 million of assets under management. Among the 3 most similar advisory firms, Prospect Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $59.24 million for 2 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Prospect Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $233,879.

Careers at Prospect Asset Management Inc

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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.

Xin Zhang has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2009. Curtis Rudolf Freeze has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 May 2006. Ltd. Prospect Co. joined the executive team most recently as the Majority Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Daniel Priske Director 1 Sep 1994 Other 1185926
Wolf Dietrich Reitsperger Director 1 Sep 1994 Other 4358272
Curtis Rudolph Freeze President 1 Sep 1994 75% - 100% 4353675
Curtis Rudolf Freeze President 1 Sep 1994 75% - 100% 4353675
Daniel Burke Kerrigan Ceo 1 Aug 2005 25% - 50% 1764585
Hamilton Compton Smith Cfo 1 Aug 2005 Other 4425734
Cheri Midori Nakamura Marketing director 1 Aug 2005 Other 4425863
Ltd Prospect Co. Sole shareholder 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Curtis Rudolf Freeze Chief investment officer 1 May 2006 Other 4353675
Ryan Bentzen Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2006 Other 2697075
Kaori Matsumoto Director, president 1 Jan 2009 Other 5641727
Xin Zhang Director 1 Jan 2009 Other 5641728
Mami Kajiwara Chief compliance officer 1 May 2009 Other 5661363
Hamilton Compton Smith Director, chief financial officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 4425734

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Curtis Rudolf Freeze Managing member 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 4353675
Prospect Absolute Return (Japan) Llc Majority shareholder 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 43-2095802
Ltd. Prospect Co. Majority shareholder 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% foreign
Co. Ltd. Gro Bels Majority shareholder 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% foreign

Based in Honolulu

The principal office where Prospect Asset Management Inc performs its advisory services is located at 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, HI 96814, 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 808-955-7077 or by fax 808-955-7081. The normal business hours are 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm on Other. You can find more information about the New York firm at prospectjapan.com.