Ashmore Investment Management Ltd (London)

Name: Ashmore Investment Management Ltd
Address: 61 Aldwych, London, Wc2 B 4 Ae
Telephone: +44(0)207-3077-6000

Ashmore Investment Management Ltd is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $78.45 billion of regulatory assets for 137 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

Ashmore Investment Management provides portfolio management for investment companies 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.

Ashmore Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ashmore Investment Management Ltd is $78.45 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 12252% since the beginning of its operation, and $66.68 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $78.45 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $572.59 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in sovereign bonds the most. They account for 58% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ashmore Investment Management Ltd 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 Jonathan Paul Moulton serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Jonathan Paul Moulton is sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions with 17 clients and $26.56 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Ashmore Investment Management has the highest percentage of sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $78.45 billion for 137 clients. 85% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ashmore Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, sixteen other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Ashmore Investment Management Ltd

The company employs 136 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 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 58 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.

Jonathan Paul Moulton has been acting as President since 1 Feb 1999. Brian David Rowe joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ashmore Investments (Uk) Limited	Parent company	1 Feb 1999	75% - 100%	none
Mark Langhorn Coombs	Chief executive, director	1 Feb 1999	Other	2502479
Jonathan Paul Moulton	Director	1 Feb 1999	Other	4393319
Timothy James Davis	Chief legal officer	1 May 2000	Other	4393311
Michael James Moody	Chief compliance officer, chief financial officer	1 Jul 2000	Other	4393303
Mark Andrew Grimwood	Chief compliance officer, chief financial officer	1 Jan 2002	Other	4568975
Graham Stephen Pearse	Head of fund operations & investor services	1 Apr 2003	Other	4708220
James Neilson Pettigrew	Chief financial officer, chief operating officer, director	1 Jul 2006	Other	5335085
Martin Tully	Head of operations & i.t.	1 Sep 2006	Other	4347167
Marlon Krisen Balroop	Head of risk management & control	1 Sep 2007	Other	5850204
Graeme John Dell	Chief financial officer, director	1 Dec 2007	Other	4800020
Craig Webster	Chief legal officer	1 Jun 2008	Other	5596173
Robert James Edwards	Head of human resources	1 Sep 2008	Other	5601332
Christoph Hofmann	Head of distribution	1 Sep 2010	Other	4748990
Mark Andrew Grimwood	Compliance officer	1 Sep 2010	Other	4568975
Stephen Jonathan Hicks	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2010	Other	5850206
John Gregory	Head of operations	1 Feb 2011	Other	5971057
Alexandra Frances Autrey	Chief legal officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	6019554
Alexandra Frances Autrey	Chief legal officer	1 Feb 2012	Other	6019554
Thomas Adam Shippey	Group finance director	1 Nov 2013	Other	5946610
Brian David Rowe	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2014	Other	4742082

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ashmore Group Plc	Ultimate parent company	1 Feb 1999	75% - 100%	none
Ashmore Group Limited	Ultimate parent company	1 Feb 1999	75% - 100%	none

Based in London

The principal office where Ashmore Investment Management Ltd performs its advisory services is located at 61 Aldwych, London, Wc2 B 4 Ae, 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(0)207-3077-6000 or by fax +44(0)207-3077-6001. The normal business hours are 09:00 to 18:00 (uk hours) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ashmoregroup.com/.