Acpi Investments Limited (London)


Acpi Investments Limited is an adviser based in London. It manages $2.7 billion of regulatory assets for 366 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Acpi Investments Limited provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Acpi Investments Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Acpi Investments Limited is $2.7 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 142% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.66 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.09 billion in discretionary accounts and $616.99 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $7.2 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $8.12 million.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 25% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Acpi Investments Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, commissions, 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 Daniel A Pasini serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Daniel A Pasini is pooled investment vehicles with 83 clients and $1.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Acpi Investments Limited has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.37 billion for 265 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Acpi Investments Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Acpi Investments Limited

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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 2 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.

Daniel A Pasini has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2014. Andrew Wallace Banks joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brett William Lankester Chief executive officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 2597347
David Cowley Group head of legal and regulatory affairs, secretary and cco-elect 1 Jun 2012 Other 6446297
Acpi Holdings Limited Holding company for il 1 Oct 2012 75% - 100% foreign
Acpi Wealth Management Limited Holding company for il 1 Oct 2012 75% - 100% foreign
Aaron Lewis Minkler Dunlop Chief operating officer, director 1 Jul 2013 Other 6446296
Daniel A Pasini Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 4422467
Daniel Charles Wyler Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 6446286
David Robert Pirouet Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 6446288
Daniel Attilio Pasini Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 4422467
Ian Mark Cramb Director 1 Dec 2018 Other 6106956
Alexandra Jane Heath Director 1 Dec 2018 Other 6178214
Union Bancaire Privee Ubp S.A. Shareholder 1 Dec 2018 75% - 100% foreign
Andrew Wallace Banks Chief compliance officer 1 May 2019 Other 2003449

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Cbi Holdings S.A. Shareholder 1 Feb 1990 75% - 100% foreign
H De P (Holding De Picciotto) Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 50% - 75% foreign
Acpi Investments Group Limited Wholly owned subsidiary of acpi investments group limited 1 Jan 2012 75% - 100% foreign
Brett William Lankester Shareholder and alternate director 1 Oct 2012 25% - 50% 2597347
Alok Oberoi Director and shareholder 1 Oct 2012 25% - 50% 1779020

Based in London

The principal office where Acpi Investments Limited performs its advisory services is located at 37 43 Sackville Street, London, W1 S 3 Eh, 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 20 369 79500. The normal business hours are 08.30-17.30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at acpi.com/.