Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (Hong Kong)


Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited is a large advisory firm based in Hong Kong. It manages $4.41 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006.




Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies and 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.

Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited is $4.41 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 490% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.31 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $4.39 billion in discretionary accounts and $16.79 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $439.1 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $16.79 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited 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 Philip Lawson serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Philip Lawson is investment companies with 5 clients and $4.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.41 billion for 5 clients. 92% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited

The company employs 54 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 39 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.

Philip Lawson has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2012. Scott John Jaffray has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2007 and Ravi Thimma Raju Kankipati is the Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited family office. Simon John Murfin joined the executive team most recently as the Director / Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Rose Quek Nee Low Sui Sam Financial controlling 1 Apr 1998 Other 5138580
Brian David Chinappi Managing director 1 Mar 1999 Other 2436348
Morgan Aird Laughlin Managing director 1 Apr 1999 Other 1709814
Susan Tang Chief legal officer 1 Sep 2003 Other 5138583
Hwee Meng Tan Willie Senior compliance manager 1 Jan 2004 Other 5138586
Deutsche Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd Direct owner 1 Mar 2004 75% - 100% foreign
Patricia Hon Ping Tin Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 5096129
Edouard Fernen Peter Managing director 1 Jun 2005 Other 5096126
Stephen Paul Harris Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 5096127
Lawrence Low Chief legal officer 1 May 2006 Other 5165915
Niel Thassim Cco, rreef asia pacific 1 May 2006 Other 5236717
Bee Cheng Seah Controller 1 Jun 2006 Other 5236681
Clayton Coplestone Director 1 Jun 2006 Other 5236719
Ayaz Hatim Ebrahim Chief investment officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 4334915
Scott John Jaffray Chief investment officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 4486885
Adrian Lam Chief legal officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 5501645
Dilip Ayyar Chief legal officer 1 Sep 2007 Other 5501644
Mark Cho Chief operating officer 1 Oct 2007 Other 5501646
Iris Chen Chief executive officer/department head 1 Oct 2007 Other 5501650
Nelson Ka Ming Tang Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2009 Other 4936203
William Leung Director and lead portfolio manger 1 Mar 2010 Other 5896048
Daniel Ekins Managing director and head of asia pacific - rreef real estate securities 1 Jun 2010 Other 5896050
Daniel William Ekins Managing director and head of asia pacific - rreef real estate securities 1 Jun 2010 Other 5896050
Philip John Lawson Director/ chief financial officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 6039758
Philip Lawson Director/ chief financial officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 6039758
Philip John Lawson Director/ chief financial officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 6039758
Michele Mi Kyung Bang Director 1 Jan 2012 Other 5928682
Adrian Lam Chief legal officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 5501645
Kok Siang Wee Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2013 Other 6170409
Adamas Wong Chief legal officer 1 Feb 2013 Other 6170410
Elke Schoeppl Jost Managing director and chief investment officer, asia pacific 1 May 2014 Other 6448938
Elke Schoeppl Jost Director / head of portfolio management, apac 1 Aug 2014 Other 6448938
Jennifer Zelena Theunissen Director 1 Feb 2015 Other 6629327
Ravi Thimma Raju Kankipati Chief executive officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 6629334
Elke Schoeppl Jost Managing director and head of portfolio management, apac 1 Aug 2015 Other 6448938
Peter Lo Director 1 Aug 2015 Other 6629336
Andy Ho Head of trading - apac 1 Feb 2016 Other 6755447
Hiiga Hu Managing director and head of coverage, apac ex-japan 1 Mar 2016 Other 6759504
Yoke Ling Dawne Siau Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2016 Other 5414356
Marco Montanari Managing director, head of passive asset management, asia pacific 1 Jul 2017 Other 6842333
Susanna N.Y. Wong Chief legal officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 6866072
Deutsche Asset Management Holding Se Shareholder 1 Nov 2017 75% - 100% foreign
Leon Christopher Williams Director / coo alternatives apac 1 Nov 2017 Other 6909423
Dws Group Gmbh & Co. Kgaa Shareholder 1 Mar 2018 75% - 100% foreign
Wai Kah Chang Director 1 May 2018 Other 6969762
Alexander Maurice Prout Director 1 Jun 2018 Other 1735968
Simon John Murfin Director / chief financial officer 1 Jul 2018 Other 6994449

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group Plc Investment holding company 1 Aug 1985 75% - 100% ein
Deutsche Bank Ag Indirect owner 1 Jul 1989 75% - 100% foreign entity
Db Valoren S.Ar.L Indirect owner 1 Jul 1989 75% - 100% foreign entity
Db Investments (Gb) Limited Holding company 1 Jul 1989 75% - 100% ein
Deutsche Asset Management Group Limited Indirect owner 1 Jul 1989 75% - 100% foreign
Db Valoern S.Ar.L Indirect owner 1 Jul 1989 75% - 100% foreign entity
Deutsche Bank Valoren Sarl Direct owner 1 Mar 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Deutsche Bank Ag Shareholder 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 13-2944988
Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh Shareholder 1 Dec 2016 75% - 100% foreign
Deutsche Bank Ag Shareholder 1 Nov 2017 75% - 100% 13-2944988
Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh Shareholder 1 Nov 2017 75% - 100% foreign

Based in Hong Kong

The principal office where Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited performs its advisory services is located at 52/F International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong, , 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 852-2203-8888. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:30pm on Monday - Friday.