City Financial Investment Company Limited (London)

Name: City Financial Investment Company Limited
Address: 62 Queen Street, London, Ec4 R 1 Eb
Telephone: +44(0)2074519600

City Financial Investment Company Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $4.86 billion of regulatory assets for 29 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

City Financial Investment Company Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for uk mutual funds and separately managed accounts. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

City Financial Investment Company Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of City Financial Investment Company Limited is $4.86 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1043% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.09 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.86 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $167.52 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 46% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay City Financial Investment Company 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 Robert Cameron Hain serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Robert Cameron Hain is pooled investment vehicles with 23 clients and $4.31 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, City Financial Investment Company Limited has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.31 billion for 23 clients. 83% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

City Financial Investment Company Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, twelve hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at City Financial Investment Company Limited

The company employs 63 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone 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.

Robert Cameron Hain has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2005. Dallas John Mcgillivray joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Robert Cameron Hain	Chairman	1 Dec 2005	Other	4643900
Andrew Norman Williams	Chief executive officer and chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2005	Other	6107318
Wittering Limited	Shareholder	1 Dec 2005	Other	foreign
Andrew Williams	Chief executive officer and chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2005	Other	6107318
David (Nmn) Levitan	Chief operating officer	1 Apr 2006	Other	6107319
David Levitan	Chief operating officer	1 Apr 2006	Other	6107319
Mpi Capital (Uk) Inc	Shareholder	1 Jan 2012	25% - 50%	foreign
Beatinvest Limited	Shareholder	1 Jan 2012	Other	foreign
Bestinvest Limited	Shareholder	1 Jan 2012	Other	foreign
Lalit Swarup Aggarwal	Shareholder	1 Jul 2012	Other	3278712
Christopher Coombe	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2014	Other	4360634
Christopher Rodney Sturdee	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2014	Other	5020112
Martin Mcloughlin	Chief financial officer	1 Sep 2015	Other	5854327
Louis Thorne	Global chief operating officer	1 Nov 2016	Other	6324721
Benjamin Scudder Ellenbogen	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2017	Other	6773919
Edward John Orlebar	Chief financial officer and chief operating officer	1 Feb 2018	Other	6930212
Dallas John Mcgillivray	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2018	Other	4354593

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Avenue Trust Company	Shareholders	1 Dec 2005	50% - 75%	foreign
Rose Garden Limited	Shareholders	1 Dec 2005	50% - 75%	foreign
Anw Guernsey Trust	Shareholders	1 Dec 2005	75% - 100%	foreign
Rch Guernsey Trust	Shareholders	1 Dec 2005	75% - 100%	foreign
Hw Trust Company	Trustee	1 Dec 2005	Other	foreign
Michael Leon Stein	Shareholder	1 Jan 2012	75% - 100%	6107320
David Ross Beatty	Shareholder	1 Jan 2012	75% - 100%	6107323
Michael Stein	Shareholder	1 Jan 2012	75% - 100%	6107320
David Beatty	Shareholder	1 Jan 2012	75% - 100%	6107323

Based in London

The principal office where City Financial Investment Company Limited performs its advisory services is located at 62 Queen Street, London, Ec4 R 1 Eb, 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(0)2074519600 or by fax +44(0)2074519601. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 6 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cityfinancial.co.uk/.