Ramius Asia LLC (New York)

Name: Ramius Asia LLC
Address: 599 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 212-895-7900

Ramius Asia LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in New York. It manages $27.6 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009.

Ramius Asia 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.

Ramius Asia: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ramius Asia LLC is $27.6 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -82% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $27.6 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $13.8 million each.

Ramius Asia has custody of $27.6 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ramius Asia 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.

Careers at Ramius Asia LLC

Thomas Wolff Strauss has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2012. Michael Evan Singer joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Morgan B Stark	Chief executive officer	1 Nov 2002	Other	1959400
Stephen Lasota	Chief financial officer	1 Feb 2008	Other	5511261
John Fiorello	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2009	Other	2883294
Christopher Andrew White	Chief operations officer	1 Nov 2009	Other	2963526
Owen Littman	General counsel	1 Nov 2009	Other	5736044
Park Exchange Llc	Managing member	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	151953
Ramius Llc	Managing member	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	151953
Thomas Wolff Strauss	Chief executive officer	1 Feb 2010	Other	438203
Jeffrey Marc Solomon	Chief operating officer	1 Apr 2010	Other	2133254
Andrea J.S. Sayago	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2011	Other	6042456
Michael G Benwitt	General counsel	1 Jan 2012	Other	6046442
Thomas Wolff Strauss	Chairman	1 Dec 2012	Other	438203
Michael Evan Singer	Chief executive officer	1 Dec 2012	Other	2536117

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Cowen Group	Parent	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	27-0423711

Based in New York

The principal office where Ramius Asia LLC performs its advisory services is located at 599 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-895-7900 or by fax 212-845-7998. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.ramius.com.