Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited (Singapore)


Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited is a large advisory firm based in Singapore. It manages $97.65 billion of regulatory assets for 216 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

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Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and publication of newsletters. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited is $97.65 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 138% since the beginning of its operation, and $97.55 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $97.4 billion in discretionary accounts and $253.07 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $472.82 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $25.31 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 78% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 16% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Julian Christopher Vivian Pull serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Julian Christopher Vivian Pull is pooled investment vehicles with 240 clients and $93.99 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $95.71 billion for 245 clients. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited

The company employs 428 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 32 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 3 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Julian Christopher Vivian Pull has been acting as President since 1 May 2006. Virginie Maisonneuve has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2017 and Boon Peng Ooi is the Chief Executive Officer of Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited family office. Jeroen Jelle Bart Buwalda joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Soh Ping Lim Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 5757767
Julian Christopher Vivian Pull Director 1 May 2006 Other 5396361
Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd Sole shareholder 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Swaminathan Balasubramanian Chief operations officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 5757766
Guy Robert Strapp Director, chairman of the board (since 2014) 1 Aug 2008 Other 5591861
Julian Christopher Vivian Pull Ceo 1 Oct 2008 Other 5396361
Bee Bee Tay Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2009 Other 5632153
Graham David Mason Director 1 May 2010 Other 5788314
Lakshman Kumar Mylavarapu Director 1 Mar 2011 Other 5905718
Diana Hui Ling The Chief legal officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 6094750
Guy Robert Strapp Chief executive officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 5591861
Julian Christopher Vivian Pull Chief operating officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 5396361
Julian Christopher Vivian Pull Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2013 Other 5396361
Swaminathan Balasubramanian Chief administrative officer 1 Mar 2013 Other 5757766
Niall Dermot Grady Chief risk officer 1 Apr 2013 Other 6180997
Chelsia Li Fern Wong Chief legal officer 1 Oct 2013 Other 6263016
Soh Ping Lim Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 5757767
Jackie Pei Pei Chew Chief executive officer and director 1 Dec 2013 Other 6276927
Hwee Meng Willie Tan Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 6285588
Edward Maurice Chong Chief operations officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 6278392
Siew Ping Gwee Director 1 Jan 2014 Other 6290793
Michele Mi Kyung Bang Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 5928682
Michele Mi Kyung Kim Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 2097074
Philip James Stockwell Chief operating officer 1 May 2015 Other 6503906
Philip James Stockwell Chief executive officer and director 1 Sep 2016 Other 6503906
Virginie Maisonneuve Chief investment officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 4346921
Virginie Maisonneuve Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 4346921
Boon Peng Ooi Chief executive officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 6943293
Xavier Bernard Maurice Meyer Director 1 Sep 2018 Other 7022850
Jeroen Jelle Bart Buwalda Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2019 Other 7068572
Jeroen Jelle Bart Buwalda Director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7068572
Wai Kwong Seck Director and chairman of the board (since 2019) 1 Apr 2019 Other 2628593

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Prudential Holdings Limited Sole shareholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% foreign entity
Prudential Plc Sole shareholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% foreign entity
Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited Sole shareholder 1 Apr 2005 75% - 100% foreign entity
Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited Sole shareholder 1 May 2005 75% - 100% foreign entity
Prudential Plc Sole shareholder 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% foreign entity
Prudential Corporation Asia Limited Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2013 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in Singapore

The principal office where Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited performs its advisory services is located at 10 Marina Boulevard, Singapore, 018983, 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 (65) 63499100 or by fax (65) 6509 1339. The normal business hours are 9am to 6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at eastspring.com.sg.