Kbi Global Investors (North America) Ltd (Dublin 1)


Kbi Global Investors (North America) Ltd is a large advisory firm based in Dublin 1. It manages $2.15 billion of regulatory assets for 24 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016.

Kbi Global Investors (North America) 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.

Kbi Global Investors (North America): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kbi Global Investors (North America) Ltd is $2.15 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -23% since the beginning of its operation, and $995.13 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.15 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $89.62 million each.
Kbi Global Investors (North America) has custody of $273.01 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 91% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kbi Global Investors (North America) 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 John Geoffrey Blake serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of John Geoffrey Blake is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $852.75 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Kbi Global Investors (North America) has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.09 billion for 18 clients. 27% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kbi Global Investors (North America) also advises several private funds. Namely, two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Kbi Global Investors (North America) Ltd

The company employs 56 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

John Geoffrey Blake has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2008. Amundi Asset Management joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Derval Murray Chief compliance officer 1 May 2001 Other 4410942
Kbi Global Investors Limited Sole shareholder 1 May 2001 75% - 100% foreign
Michael Sean Hawkshaw Director & ceo 1 Sep 2003 Other 4543900
Noel O'halloran Cio 1 Dec 2003 Other 4781079
John Geoffrey Blake Director 1 Apr 2008 Other 5594307
Gerard Dudley Solan Cfo & coo 1 Sep 2008 Other 5593803

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Amundi Shareholder 1 Nov 1978 75% - 100% foreign
Credit Agricole Sa Shareholder 1 Nov 1978 50% - 75% foreign
Sas Rue La Boetie Shareholder 1 Nov 2001 50% - 75% foreign
Amundi Asset Management Shareholder 1 Aug 2016 75% - 100% foreign

Based in Dublin 1

The principal office where Kbi Global Investors (North America) Ltd performs its advisory services is located at 3 Rd Floor, 2 Harbourmaster Place, Dublin 1, The mailing address of the firm is One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 011-353-1-4384400 or by fax 011-353-1-4394400. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:15pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kbiglobalinvestors.com.