Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited (Singapore)

Name: Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited
Address: 1 Raffles Place, #53 00, Singapore, 048616
Telephone: (65) 6532-0346

Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited is a large advisory firm based in Singapore. It manages $7.49 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013.

Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited is $7.49 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1143% since the beginning of its operation, and $6.13 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $7.49 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $680.92 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in derivatives the most. They account for 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 38% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gmo Singapore Pte. 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 Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $2.04 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited has the 5th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.45 billion for 8 clients. 72% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited also advises several private funds.

Careers at Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 59 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 5 people 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Gmo Australasia Llc	Stockholder	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	109320
Glen Anthony Howard	Managing director; board member	1 Apr 2003	Other	6311586
Thomas Franklin Cooper	Board member	1 Mar 2005	Other	1681022
Arjun Divecha	Board member	1 Dec 2006	Other	2364705
Jonathan Goll	Board member	1 Jul 2008	Other	6311588
Joseph Barker Kittredge	Board member	1 Aug 2009	Other	5122247
Jean Pierre Mittaz	Board member	1 Feb 2011	Other	5824204
Urban Carl Mueller	Board member	1 Nov 2011	Other	5962396
Mark Landis	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2013	Other	6261942
Mark Andrew Landis	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2013	Other	6261942
Steven James Beare	Board member	1 Mar 2015	Other	6473262
Amit Ramesh Bhartia	Board member	1 Mar 2015	Other	6473267

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co Llc	Member	1 Nov 1995	75% - 100%	106220

Based in Singapore

The principal office where Gmo Singapore Pte. Limited performs its advisory services is located at 1 Raffles Place, #53 00, Singapore, 048616, 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 (65) 6532-0346 or by fax (65) 6536-5421. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gmo.com.