State Street Global Advisors Limited (London)


State Street Global Advisors Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $343 billion of regulatory assets for 2,013 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003.

State Street Global Advisors Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

State Street Global Advisors Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of State Street Global Advisors Limited is $343 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 387% since the beginning of its operation, and $337.17 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $343 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $170.39 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 39% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is derivatives, which make up 32% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay State Street Global Advisors 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 Alex Joseph Castle serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Alex Joseph Castle is pension and profit sharing plans with 152 clients and $77.02 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, State Street Global Advisors Limited has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $343 billion for 833 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

State Street Global Advisors Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at State Street Global Advisors Limited

The company employs 359 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Alex Joseph Castle has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2010. Theodore Thomas Sotir joined the executive team most recently as the Non Executive Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jean Francois Schock Director 1 Jun 1990 Other 4419117
Timothy Harbert Director 1 Jan 1991 Other 2673396
John Robert Serhant Director 1 Aug 1996 Other 418960
David Nigel Wightman Managing director 1 Jul 1997 Other 4358750
Alan John Brown Chairman 1 Jul 1997 Other 4358722
Paul Francis Duncombe Director 1 Aug 1997 Other 4419094
Kanesh Vallabhdas Lakhani Director 1 Jan 1998 Other 4419100
State Street Bank Europe Limited Owner 1 Oct 1998 75% - 100% foreign entity
Christopher John Woods Director 1 May 1999 Other 4419125
Roland Ralph William Millar Director 1 May 1999 Other 4358753
David E Costin Director 1 Apr 2000 Other 2796060
Richard Frederic Lacaille Director 1 May 2000 Other 4419109
Lodewijk Dirk Van Setten Director 1 May 2000 Other 4419146
Erich Stock Director 1 Jul 2000 Other 4419119
John Francis Nugee Director 1 Nov 2000 Other 4419112
Stewart Reed Director 1 Oct 2001 Other 4520679
Samuel Stephen Stewart Head of compliance and risk 1 Jan 2002 Other 4519722
Michael John Karpik Director 1 Dec 2002 Other 5140657
Karpik Michael Director 1 Dec 2002 Other 123
Claudia Emmanuel Director 1 Feb 2005 Other 5087550
Benoit Jean Jules Fally Director 1 Mar 2005 Other 5087552
Kanesh Vallabhdas Lakhani Managing director 1 Oct 2006 Other 4419100
Nicholas John Pearce Director 1 Feb 2007 Other 5314564
Christopher Michael Peacock Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2007 Other 5380342
Benoit Jean Jules Fally Director 1 May 2009 Other 5087552
State Street Global Advisors International Holdings Owner 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 26-4296343
Alex Joseph Castle Director 1 Jan 2010 Other 5898753
Susan Caroline Raynes Director 1 Mar 2012 Other 2600701
Alyssa A Albertelli Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 6091317
John Kearney Director 1 Dec 2012 Other 6175790
William Derek Russell Street Director 1 Aug 2013 Other 6254262
Rory Thomas Tobin Director 1 Aug 2015 Other 2026861
Rajiv Vyas Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 6929320
Cuan F.H. Coulter Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 5660122
Scott Victor Sanderson Chief finance officer 1 Aug 2018 Other 7084865
Karen Sharpe Non executive director 1 Oct 2018 Other 7087871
Theodore Thomas Sotir Non executive director 1 Dec 2018 Other 7087877

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
State Street Corporation Owner 1 Jan 1970 75% - 100% 12-2369852
State Street Bank And Trust Company Owner 1 Feb 1985 75% - 100% 12-3698552
State Street International Holdings Owner 1 Jan 1997 75% - 100% 12-1233656
State Street Global Advisors Incorporated Owner 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 06-1313175

Based in London

The principal office where State Street Global Advisors Limited performs its advisory services is located at 20 Churchill Place, London, E14 5 Hj, 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 44-20-3395-6000 or by fax 44-20-3395-6350. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm local time on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ssga.com.