City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd (London)


City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $5.52 billion of regulatory assets for 37 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Washington.

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City Of London Investment Management 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.

City Of London Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd is $5.52 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1665% since the beginning of its operation, and $372.34 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $5.52 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $149.27 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 61% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Carlos Manuel Yuste serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Carlos Manuel Yuste is pooled investment vehicles with 21 clients and $3.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, City Of London Investment Management has the 5th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.45 billion for 22 clients. 11% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

City Of London Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, nineteen other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd

The company employs 73 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 37 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.

Carlos Manuel Yuste has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2002. Peter E Roth joined the executive team most recently as the Non Executive Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Barry Martin Olliff Ceo / cio 1 Sep 1993 Other 2499412
City Of London Investment Group Plc Parent company 1 Jun 1997 75% - 100% foreign entity
Douglas Forbes Allison Finance director 1 Jun 1998 Other 4392740
Peter Robert O'sullivan Compliance director 1 Jun 1998 Other 4392744
Clayton David Gillece Director 1 Aug 1999 Other 4392745
Michael Russell Director 1 Jun 2001 Other 4442208
Mark Dominic Dwyer Director 1 Jun 2001 Other 4442210
Thomas Wayne Griffith Chief operations officer 1 Oct 2002 Other 1634274
Carlos Manuel Yuste Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4606802
Christopher Ian Weaver Director 1 Aug 2003 Other 4702414
Juan Martin Garzaron Director 1 Jul 2005 Other 5005821
Valerie Susan Tannahill Director 1 Jan 2007 Other 5413408
Carl Allan Baldwin Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 4757852
Jeremy Stephen William Bannister Director 1 May 2008 Other 1359150
Emma Jane Jesshop Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2010 Other 5756755
Michael Timothy Brophy Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2010 Other 2573291
David Michael Cardale Non-executive director 1 Sep 2010 Other 6864282
Kevin Michael Tolan Head of compliance 1 Sep 2010 Other 5647035
Juan Martin Garzaron Equities chief investment officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 5005821
Douglas Forbes Allison Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 4392740
Valerie Susan Tannahill Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 5413408
Barry Alan Aling Non-executive director 1 Aug 2013 Other 6864274
Mark Dominic Dwyer Director 1 Nov 2015 Other 4442210
Tracy Ann Rodrigues Director 1 Nov 2015 Other 6579991
Jocelyn Suzanne Inger Chief compliance officer-us 1 Apr 2016 Other 6637959
Ashleigh Lorraine Simms Head of compliance 1 Jun 2016 Other 6312577
Mark John Driver Non-executive director 1 Jul 2016 Other 4989443
Susannah E Nicklin Non-executive director 1 Jul 2017 Other 2786217
Jane Marie Stabile Non-executive director 1 Jul 2018 Other 1790913
Thomas Wayne Griffith Ceo & director 1 Mar 2019 Other 1634274
Mark Dominic Dwyer Cio & director 1 Mar 2019 Other 4442210
Peter E Roth Non-executive director 1 Jun 2019 Other 1758082

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Fmh Investment Nv Indirect 1 Sep 1993 25% - 50% foreign entity
Scaleoption Plc Indirect 1 Sep 1993 25% - 50% foreign entity
Asset Management Investment Company Plc Indirect 1 Jun 1997 Other foreign entity
City Of London Employee Benefit Trust Indirect 1 Jun 1997 Other foreign entity
Amb Investments Limited Indirect 1 Dec 1998 Other foreign entity

Based in London

The principal office where City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd performs its advisory services is located at 77 Gracechurch Street, London, Ec3 V 0 As, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bellevue, WA. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 011442077110771 or by fax 011442073389803. The normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. gmt on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at citlon.com.