Polunin Capital Partners Limited (London)

Polunin Capital Partners Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $4.37 billion of regulatory assets for 16 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011.

Polunin Capital Partners Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and non-us regulated investment companies and non-us government entities. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Polunin Capital Partners Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Polunin Capital Partners Limited is $4.37 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 394% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.5 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.37 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $272.88 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 cash and cash equivalents, which make up 7% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Polunin Capital Partners 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 Polunin Capital Partners Limited serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Polunin Capital Partners Limited is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $3.56 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Polunin Capital Partners Limited has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.87 billion for 11 clients. 62% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Polunin Capital Partners Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Polunin Capital Partners Limited

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Aditya Singh Mehta	Director, chief operations officer	1 Aug 2001	Other	5979024
Julian Garel Jones	Director, finance	1 Aug 2001	Other	5979023
Douglas Harold Hart Polunin	Director, ceo, cio	1 Aug 2001	Other	5979021
Paul Gerhardt Frederic Parsons	Director risk & compliance, chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2011	Other	5977619
Polunin Capital Partners Pte. Ltd.	Shareholder	1 Sep 2011	75% - 100%	2o1113116g

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Douglas Harold Hart Polunin	Shareholder	1 Jan 2011	25% - 50%	5979021

Based in London

The principal office where Polunin Capital Partners Limited performs its advisory services is located at 10 Cavalry Square, London, Sw3 4 Rb, 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 442078248800 or by fax 442077304219. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday.