Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited (Singapore)

Name: Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited
Address: 10 Marina Boulevard, Singapore, 018983
Telephone: (65) 63499100

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.

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.