Aspect Capital Limited (London)


Aspect Capital Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $2.18 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003.

Aspect Capital Limited 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.

Aspect Capital Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aspect Capital Limited is $2.18 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 692% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.18 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.18 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $363.21 million each.
Aspect Capital Limited has custody of $73.49 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 Aspect Capital 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 Eugene Patrick Lambert serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Eugene Patrick Lambert is pooled investment vehicles with 29 clients and $2.18 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Aspect Capital Limited has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.18 billion for 38 clients. 78% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aspect Capital Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $100,000.

Careers at Aspect Capital Limited

The company employs 123 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 28 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 7 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.

Eugene Patrick Lambert has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1998. Gavin Robert Ferris has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Dec 2007 and Anthony James Todd is the Chief Executive Officer of Aspect Capital Limited family office. Susanna Catherine Mary Horan joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Rmf Investment Group Shareholder 1 Dec 1994 Other foreign
Rmf Investment Management Shareholder 1 Dec 1994 Other foreign
Martin Anthony Lueck Research director 1 Jan 1998 Other 4694997
Anthony James Todd Chief executive officer 1 Jan 1998 25% - 50% 4695003
Eugene Patrick Lambert Director 1 Jan 1998 Other 1792863
Rmf Investment Management Shareholder 1 Dec 1998 Other foreign
Robert John Wakefield Director of trading 1 Aug 2000 Other 4695005
Alastair Benedict Smith Director of sales and marketing 1 Aug 2002 Other 4695000
Michael Cyril Louis Adam Director 1 May 2003 Other 4694995
Emma Love Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2003 Other 4865379
Simon Michael Rockall Head of legal and compliance 1 Aug 2003 Other 4702920
James Michael Walker Chief financial officer 1 May 2005 Other 5038370
Aspect Capital Employee Benefit Trust Number 2 Shareholder 1 Jul 2005 Other foreign
Commerce House Trustees Limited As Trustee Of Aspect Capital Employee Benefit Trust Number 2 Shareholder 1 Jul 2005 Other foreign
Mees Pierson Reads International Management Limited Shareholder 1 Jul 2005 Other foreign
Commerce House Trustees Limited Shareholder 1 Jul 2005 Other foreign
Kieran Anthony Lynch Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 5118222
James Michael Walker Chief financial officer 1 May 2006 Other 5118222
John Derek Wareham Director 1 May 2006 Other 5465059
Karina Ryan Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 4865379
Simon Michael Rockall Chief operating officer 1 Sep 2007 Other 4702920
Gavin Robert Ferris Chief investment officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 5462251
Kenneth Hope Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2009 Other 5654607
Jean Michel Fayolle Chief risk officer 1 Aug 2011 Other 6029783
Jonathan Greenwold Director of legal and compliance 1 Aug 2011 Other 6029788
Barney John Allan Dalton Chief technology officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 6029786
Peter John Gibbs Non-executive director 1 Feb 2013 Other 4348014
Jonathan Samuel Caplan Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 6284258
Jonathan Caplan Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 6284258
Anna Christina Hull Director of risk 1 Jan 2014 Other 6370742
Simon Ambrose Brown Director of research 1 Oct 2014 Other 6414345
Jonathan Edward Stark Greenwold General counsel 1 Mar 2015 Other 6029788
Kevin James Carter Non-executive director 1 Dec 2015 Other 4346296
Rosemary Jane Reynolds Chief commercial officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 6932669
Susanna Catherine Mary Horan Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2019 Other 7111473

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Man Group Plc Shareholder 1 Aug 1995 75% - 100% foreign
Man Group Uk Limited Shareholder 1 Aug 1995 75% - 100% foreign
Rmf Holdings Ltd Shareholder 1 Feb 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Man Group Holdings Ltd Shareholder 1 Feb 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Rmf Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Feb 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Man Group Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Feb 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Commerce House Trustees Limited Trustee 1 Dec 2004 Other foreign
Man Group Plc Shareholder 1 Jul 2006 75% - 100% foreign

Based in London

The principal office where Aspect Capital Limited performs its advisory services is located at 10 Portman Square, London, W1 H6 Az, 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 +442071709700 or by fax +442071709701. The normal business hours are 8am-6pm(london time) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aspectcapital.com.