Autonomy Americas LLC (New York)


Autonomy Americas LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $8.05 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Autonomy Americas 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.

Autonomy Americas: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Autonomy Americas LLC is $8.05 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 262% since the beginning of its operation, and $8.03 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $8.05 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $536.39 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Autonomy Americas LLC 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 Robert Charles Gibbins serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Robert Charles Gibbins is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $8.05 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Autonomy Americas has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $8.05 billion for 15 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Autonomy Americas also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Autonomy Americas LLC

The company employs 65 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Robert Charles Gibbins has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2008. Philippe Martin Teuscher joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Charles Gibbins Owner autonomy capital research llp 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 5069054
Alison Jane Edwards Owner autonomy capital research llp 1 Apr 2004 Other 5069050
Joseph Patrick Rooney Owner autonomy capital research llp 1 Apr 2004 Other 1961776
Richard Michael Boleat Director (acjlp) 1 Dec 2004 Other 6028163
Ltd Autonomy Capital Holdings Parent of autonomy capital (jersey) lp 1 Jan 2007 Other foreign entity
Laura Hazzard Director (acjlp) 1 Mar 2007 Other 5855402
Autonomy Capital (Jersey) Limited Parent of autonomy capital (jersey) lp 1 Jun 2008 75% - 100% ca7595e
Robert Charles Gibbins President/cio (and director (acjl) as of 01/2005) 1 Jun 2008 75% - 100% 5069054
Autonomy Capital (Jersey) Lp Parent of autonomy americas llc 1 Jun 2008 75% - 100% foreign entity
Autonomy Capital (Jersey) Limited ("Acjl") Parent of autonomy capital (jersey) lp 1 Jun 2008 75% - 100% ca7595e
Derek Goodman Vice president (and director acjl) 1 Aug 2008 Other 5907666
Derek Matthew Goodman Vice president 1 Aug 2008 Other 5907666
Irshad S Karim General counsel/chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2010 Other 2846288
John Hendrikus Legge Director (acjlp) 1 Apr 2012 Other 6177423
Bo Holger Matthiesen Director 1 Apr 2012 Other 6047767
Paul John Le Bihan Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 6159610
Benjamin (Nmn) Berkowitz General counsel/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2013 Other 5787127
Jason Marc Gordon Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 4197844
Philippe Martin Teuscher Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2019 Other 7166662

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Autonomy Capital (Jersey) Ltd General partner 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% foreign entity
Robert Charles Gibbins Shareholder 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 5069054
Autonomy Capital (Jersey) Ltd General partner 1 Jun 2008 75% - 100% foreign entity
Robert Charles Gibbins Shareholder 1 Aug 2008 75% - 100% 5069054

Based in New York

The principal office where Autonomy Americas LLC performs its advisory services is located at 90 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 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 212-796-1900 or by fax 212-796-1901. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at autonomycapital.com.