Maseco LLP (London)

Name: Maseco LLP
Address: Burleigh House, London, Wc2 R 0 Hs
Telephone: +44 20 7043 0455

Maseco LLP is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $1.65 billion of regulatory assets for 2,681 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 13 other states.

Mase provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 1,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mase: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Maseco LLP is $1.65 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 5967% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.29 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $508.65 million in discretionary accounts and $1.14 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $737.17 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $571.89 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 66% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Maseco LLP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Mase serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Mase is individuals with 1,017 clients and $825.95 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Mase has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.65 billion for 1,293 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 79% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mase doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Maseco LLP

The company employs 62 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 23 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 91 people 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Robert Dundas Sellon	Managing partner, financial advisor	1 Jun 2008	25% - 50%	5502102
Alexander William Ripoll Eichhorn	Chief operating officer	1 Jun 2008	Other	5557579
James Sellon	Managing partner	1 Jun 2008	75% - 100%	5502102
Emilia Chachulova	Partner, head of client services	1 Jul 2008	Other	5502101
Joshua E Matthews	Managing partner, financial advisor	1 Sep 2008	50% - 75%	3054193
Katharine Mead Massey	Partner	1 Mar 2010	Other	4871867
Sharon Onciu	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2010	Other	5907269
Jocoke Capital Limited	Foreign limited company	1 Oct 2011	Other	foreign
Blue Fin Properties Limited	Foreign limited company	1 Oct 2011	Other	foreign
Morestead Capital Limited	Foreign limited company	1 Oct 2011	Other	foreign
David Rory Dorman	Partner, financial advisor	1 Apr 2015	Other	5781886
Henry Findlater	Partner, financial advisor	1 Apr 2016	Other	6773917
Henry Quentin Alexander Findlater	Partner, financial advisor	1 Apr 2016	Other	6773917
Nicolas Bernard Tissot Dit Sanfin	Chief operating officer	1 Nov 2017	Other	6972306

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William Stephen Cairns	Foreign limited company	1 Oct 2011	Other	6338023
Caroline Sellon	Foreign limited company	1 Oct 2011	Other	6338013
Holli Rubin	Foreign limited company	1 Oct 2011	Other	6338017
Gert Du Preez Vermeulen	Foreign limited company	1 May 2015	Other	6978561

Based in London

The principal office where Maseco LLP performs its advisory services is located at Burleigh House, London, Wc2 R 0 Hs, 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 20 7043 0455 or by fax +44 20 7043 0456. The normal business hours are 09.00am to 18.00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at masecoprivatewealth.com.