Duet Asset Management Ltd. (London)


Duet Asset Management Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $364.95 million of regulatory assets for 20 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006.

Duet Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Duet Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Duet Asset Management Ltd. is $364.95 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -22% since the beginning of its operation, and $363.99 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $364.95 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $18.25 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 86% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Duet Asset Management Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Henry Isak Gabay serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Henry Isak Gabay is pooled investment vehicles with 16 clients and $191.55 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Duet Asset Management has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $191.55 million for 16 clients. 85% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Duet Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Duet Asset Management Ltd.

The company employs 22 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 23 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.

Henry Isak Gabay has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2002. Reynolds Gary Paul joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Duet Holding Sa Equity owner 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% foreign
Henry Isak Gabay Director 1 Jan 2002 Other 2359644
Duet Holding Equity owner 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% foreign
Henry I Gabay Chief executive officer, director 1 Jan 2002 Other 2359644
Alain Schibl Head of compliance, director 1 Jan 2002 Other 5141100
Alain Ludwig Schibl Director 1 Jan 2002 Other 5141100
Jason Mcnab Director 1 Nov 2002 Other 5141104
Jason Mark Robert Mcnab Director 1 Nov 2002 Other 5141104
Franck Sylvain Equity owner, director 1 Mar 2004 25% - 50% 5141103
Franck Pierre David Sylvain Equity owner, director 1 Mar 2004 25% - 50% 5141103
David William Moore Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 2537637
Mark Gretton Director 1 Oct 2005 Other 5141102
Mark Philip Gretton Director 1 Oct 2005 Other 5141102
Osman Semerci Director, ceo 1 Apr 2008 Other 2249838
Clive John Smalley Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 5841853
Tue Sando Chief legal officer & chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2008 Other 5841852
Polat Tayfun Ozturk Chief operating officer 1 Aug 2011 Other 6048876
Matthew Alexander Sinclair Rae Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 6140688
Simon Goodman Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 6314100
Amit Navinchandra Haria Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 6632180
Amit Haria Cheif financial officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 6632180
Graeme Robert Pollok Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2015 Other 6558827
Andrew Stewart Case Chief compliance officer/group general counsel 1 Dec 2015 Other 6595834
Andrew Case Chief compliance officer/group general counsel 1 Dec 2015 Other 6595834
Reynolds Gary Paul Chief operating officer 1 Jul 2017 Other 6845705

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Compagnie Financiere Smyrna Equity owner 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% foreign
Henry Isak Gabay Equity owner 1 Feb 2010 50% - 75% 2359644
Duet Group Limited Equity owner 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 98-0639821
Duet Smyrna Limited Equity owner 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 1559619
Alain Ludwig Schibl Equity owner 1 Feb 2010 25% - 50% 5141100
Osman Semerci Equity owner 1 Feb 2010 25% - 50% 2249838

Based in London

The principal office where Duet Asset Management Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 27 Hill Street, London, W1 J 5 Lp, 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 44-20-7290-9800 or by fax 44-20-7491-9905. The normal business hours are 8:30-5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at duetgroup.net/.