Origin Asset Management LLP (London)

Name: Origin Asset Management LLP
Address: One Carey Lane, London, Ec2 V 8 Ae
Telephone: +44 207 812 8500

Origin Asset Management LLP is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $2.88 billion of regulatory assets for 17 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007.

Origin Asset Management 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.

Origin Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Origin Asset Management LLP is $2.88 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 659% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.34 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.68 billion in discretionary accounts and $204.91 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $167.37 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $204.91 million.

Origin Asset Management has custody of $52.68 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 99% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Origin Asset Management LLP 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 Origin Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Origin Asset Management is pension and profit sharing plans with 19 clients and $1.91 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Origin Asset Management has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.88 billion for 23 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Origin Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Origin Asset Management LLP

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Pgi Origin Holding Company Limited	Investor member	1 Mar 2005	50% - 75%	foreign
Christopher Carter	Executive member	1 Mar 2005	Other	5212570
Nigel Dutson	Executive member and board member	1 Mar 2005	Other	5212572
Michael Rimmer	Executive member	1 Mar 2005	Other	5212573
Lindsay James Hawthorn Johnston	Chief compliance officer, managing member and board member	1 Mar 2005	Other	4404579
Ipgl Limited	Investor member	1 Mar 2005	50% - 75%	foreign
International Rapa Limited	Investor member	1 Mar 2005	Other	foreign
Jeremy Rigg	Executive member	1 Mar 2005	Other	5212571
Nicholas Mottram	Executive member	1 Mar 2005	Other	5212574
Patrick Morrissey	Investor member	1 Mar 2005	Other	5212594
Ipgl Fund Services Limited	Investor member	1 Mar 2005	50% - 75%	foreign
Tarlock Randhawa	Managing member	1 May 2005	Other	5212579
Paul Geoffrey Homes	Junior member	1 Apr 2008	Other	6174749
Novatrust Limited	Investor member	1 Jun 2008	Other	foreign
Ronald Armist	Investor member	1 Sep 2008	Other	4346909
Nicholas Mottram	Passive member	1 Jul 2009	Other	5212574
John D. Birkhold	Managing member	1 Jan 2010	Other	4380653
Stuart Donachie	Member	1 Dec 2010	Other	5951046
Ruth Dutson	Member	1 Dec 2010	Other	5951049
Renate Ursula Johnston	Member	1 Dec 2010	Other	5951051
Julie Margaret Rigg	Member	1 Dec 2010	Other	5951033
Georgia Vallat	Member	1 Mar 2011	Other	5951053
James Patrick Mccaughan	Board member	1 Oct 2011	Other	3074797
Ellen W Shumway	Board member	1 Oct 2011	Other	5590172
Nora Mary Everett	Board member	1 Oct 2011	Other	5511200
Principal Global Investors	Investor member	1 Oct 2011	50% - 75%	109002
Patrick Gregory Halter	Board member	1 Feb 2018	Other	4372565

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Alan Spencer	Chairman	1 Dec 1986	50% - 75%	3224931
Principal Life Insurance Company	Member	1 Sep 1998	50% - 75%	42-0127290
Inc Principal Financial Services	Shareholder	1 Oct 2001	50% - 75%	42-1520348
Inc Principal Financial Group	Shareholder	1 Oct 2001	50% - 75%	42-1520346
Inc Principal Financial Services	Shareholder	1 Jul 2015	75% - 100%	42-1520348
Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) Ii Limited	Shareholder	1 Jul 2015	75% - 100%	foreign
Pgi Origin Holding Company Limited	Investor member	1 Jul 2015	50% - 75%	foreign
Llc Principal Global Investors Holding Company	Shareholder	1 Jul 2015	75% - 100%	27-0054180

Based in London

The principal office where Origin Asset Management LLP performs its advisory services is located at One Carey Lane, London, Ec2 V 8 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 +44 207 812 8500 or by fax +44 207 796 4322. The normal business hours are 8:00 - 18:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at originam.com and its LinkedIn profile.