Cantab Capital Partners LLP (Cambridge)


Cantab Capital Partners LLP is a large advisory firm based in Cambridge. It manages $2.49 billion of regulatory assets for 23 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017.

Cantab Capital Partners 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.

Cantab Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cantab Capital Partners LLP is $2.49 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -31% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.43 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.49 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $108.17 million each.
Cantab Capital Partners has custody of $1.86 billion in cash and securities for 13 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in derivatives the most. They account for 87% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cantab Capital Partners 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 Cantab Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Cantab Capital Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 16 clients and $1.94 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Cantab Capital Partners has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.49 billion for 23 clients. 90% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Cantab Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, eleven hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $10,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Cantab Capital Partners LLP

The company employs 66 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 47 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 7 people 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ewan Mckinnon Kirk Chief investment officer and founder 1 Jan 2006 Other 2287484
Andrew John Radford Chief compliance officer and general counsel 1 Aug 2012 Other 6757280
Andrew Radford Chief compliance officer and general counsel 1 Aug 2012 Other 6757280
Matthew Robert Halward Killeya Head of research 1 Sep 2013 Other 6757276
Matthew Killeya Head of research 1 Sep 2013 Other 6757276
Fraser Robert Mcintyre Chief operating officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 5706477
Daniel Hawksley Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2015 Other 6863722
Gam (U.K.) Limited Designated member 1 Oct 2016 75% - 100% n/a
Gam Systematic Holding Limited Managing member 1 Oct 2016 Other n/a
Ccp Management Llp Non-voting member 1 Oct 2016 Other n/a

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Gam Group Ag Shareholder 1 Jul 2002 75% - 100% n/a
Gam Holding Ag Shareholder 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% n/a
Ewan Mckinnon Kirk Partner 1 Oct 2016 50% - 75% 2287484

Based in Cambridge

The principal office where Cantab Capital Partners LLP performs its advisory services is located at City House 126 130 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cb2 1 Re, 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 00 44 1223 755755. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 17:30 p.m. (gmt) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cantabcapital.com.