Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited (Hong Kong)

Name: Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited
Address: 27 Th Floor, Icbc Tower, 3 Garden Road, Hong Kong
Telephone: 852-2526-2940

Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited is a large advisory firm based in Hong Kong. It manages $11.96 billion of regulatory assets for 106 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017.

Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited provides 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.

Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited is $11.96 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 3% since the beginning of its operation, and $11.96 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $11.63 billion in discretionary accounts and $327.62 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $119.92 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $36.4 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 65% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is derivatives, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific 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 Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited serves?

The firm provides services to other investment advisers, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited is pooled investment vehicles with 52 clients and $5.27 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited has the 2nd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $11.56 billion for 101 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited

The company employs 115 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 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Allianz Global Investors Gmbh	Shareholder	1 Aug 2006	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Raymond Chi Keung Chan	Chief investment officer & director	1 Sep 2006	Other	5264329
Andreas Ernst Ferdinand Utermann	Global chief investment officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	6044425
Kam Wah (Nmn) Ip	Chief financial officer & director	1 Aug 2013	Other	6838875
Desmond Ka Yiu Ng	Head of asia pacific & director	1 Jun 2015	Other	6838878
Daniel (Nmn) Lehmann	Chief operations officer & director	1 Jan 2016	Other	6838877
Tze Ling (Nmn) Yu	Head of retail distribution & director	1 Jan 2016	Other	6838879
Michael Kwok Ho Ng	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2016	Other	6838872

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Allianz Finanzbeteiligungs Gmbh	Stockholder	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Allianz Se	Stockholder	1 Jun 2005	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Allianz Asset Management Gmbh	Stockholder	1 Aug 2006	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Allianz Se	Stockholder	1 Aug 2010	25% - 50%	foreign entity

Based in Hong Kong

The principal office where Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited performs its advisory services is located at 27 Th Floor, Icbc Tower, 3 Garden Road, 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 852-2526-2940. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (hong kong time) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at facebook.com/allianzgihk/.