Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited (London)

Name: Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited
Address: 5 Aldermanbury Square, London, Ec2 V 7 Bp
Telephone: 44 20 7063 7265

Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $44.83 billion of regulatory assets for 187 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017.

Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited 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.

Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited is $44.83 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 37% since the beginning of its operation, and $44.81 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $29.92 billion in discretionary accounts and $14.91 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $173.94 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $994.06 million.

Investments

The firm invests in sovereign bonds the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk 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 Deborah Lancaster serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Deborah Lancaster is pooled investment vehicles with 120 clients and $36.77 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $41.11 billion for 181 clients. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited

The company employs 192 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 46 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.

Deborah Lancaster has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2012. Mark John Strudwick joined the executive team most recently as the Head Of Uk Compliance.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bnp Paribas Asset Management Holding Sa	Shareholder of applicant	1 Sep 2004	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Robin Sue Meister	Chief compliance officer, us regulatory matters	1 Feb 2012	Other	4347379
Deborah Lancaster	Director	1 Jul 2012	Other	4347887
Francois Michael Robert Regnier	Director	1 Aug 2015	Other	6775445
Iain Heeps	Chief operating officer and director	1 Jan 2016	Other	6631236
Alicia Lovejoy	Chief financial officer	1 Mar 2016	Other	6631213
Alexander John Pattison	Head of legal	1 Apr 2016	Other	6776028
Richard Guy Davies	Chief executive officer	1 Dec 2016	Other	6774830
Frederic Janbon	Director	1 Feb 2017	Other	6774833
Iain Heeps	Deputy chief executive officer and director	1 May 2017	Other	6631236
Yves Elbaz	Head of uk compliance	1 Nov 2017	Other	6891623
Cecile Marguerite Veronique Lesage	Director	1 Aug 2018	Other	7081419
Jose Placido	Director	1 Sep 2018	Other	7081415
Jacques Van Zyl	Head of finance	1 Jan 2019	Other	7081423
Timothy William Trotter	Chief compliance officer, us regulatory matters	1 Feb 2019	Other	2875029
Mark John Strudwick	Head of uk compliance	1 Jun 2019	Other	7152657

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bnp Paribas Sa	Shareholder	1 Apr 2009	50% - 75%	foreign entity
Fortis Bank Sa/Nv	Shareholder	1 Apr 2010	25% - 50%	foreign entity
Bnp Paribas Fortis Sa	Shareholder	1 Apr 2010	25% - 50%	foreign entity
Bnp Paribas Sa	Shareholder	1 Nov 2013	75% - 100%	foreign entity

Based in London

The principal office where Bnp Paribas Asset Management Uk Limited performs its advisory services is located at 5 Aldermanbury Square, London, Ec2 V 7 Bp, 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 7063 7265. The normal business hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bnpparibas-am.com.