Cairn Capital Limited (London)

Name: Cairn Capital Limited
Address: 27 Knightsbridge, London, Sw1 X 7 Ly
Telephone: 44-20-7259-4800

Cairn Capital Limited is an adviser based in London. It manages $1.62 billion of regulatory assets for 19 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010.

Cairn Capital Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and structuring and advisory. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cairn Capital Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cairn Capital Limited is $1.62 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -95% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.25 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.35 billion in discretionary accounts and $268.21 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $90.11 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $67.05 million.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cairn Capital Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 David Anthony Littlewood serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of David Anthony Littlewood is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $1.35 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Cairn Capital Limited has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.62 billion for 19 clients. 91% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

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

Careers at Cairn Capital Limited

The company employs 56 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

David Anthony Littlewood has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2003. Robert Pierce Jones joined the executive team most recently as the Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Cairn Capital Group Limited	Sole shareholder	1 Sep 2003	75% - 100%	foreign
Paul William Campbell	Chief executive officer and director	1 Oct 2003	Other	5079231
David Anthony Littlewood	Director	1 Oct 2003	Other	5079233
David Quixano Henriques	Director	1 Oct 2003	Other	5079244
Robert Pierce Jones	Chief compliance officer and director	1 Apr 2004	Other	5079234
Timothy James Albert Frost	Director	1 Jul 2004	Other	1760024
James Titheradge Starky	Chief legal officer	1 Apr 2005	Other	5079235
Christopher Robert Bentley	Chief operations officer	1 Jun 2005	Other	5083344
Dawn Marie La Monica	Compliance officer	1 Dec 2016	Other	6777632
Roslyn Jane Kelly	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	4412453
Francesco Coatti	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	6778629
Maria Teresa Iardella	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	6778631
Alexandra Virginia Young	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	6778632
Robert Pierce Jones	Compliance officer	1 Mar 2019	Other	5079234
Frank Goasguen	Director	1 Mar 2019	Other	4850272
Pierpaolo Montana	Director	1 Mar 2019	Other	7090960

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc	Sole shareholder	1 Apr 1969	75% - 100%	foreign
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc	Shareholder - ordinary shares	1 May 1994	75% - 100%	foreign
R.B.S. Special Investments Limited	Shareholder - class a shares	1 Feb 2004	25% - 50%	foreign
Star Capital Partners Investments Llp	Shareholder - class a shares	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	foreign
R.B.S. Special Investments Limited	Corporate member	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	foreign
Anthony Mallin	Member	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	2172321
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc	Shareholder	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	foreign
Her Majesty's Treasury	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	foreign
Mediobanca Banca Di Credito Finanziario S.P.A.	Shareholder	1 Dec 2015	50% - 75%	foreign

Based in London

The principal office where Cairn Capital Limited performs its advisory services is located at 27 Knightsbridge, London, Sw1 X 7 Ly, 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 44-20-7259-4800 or by fax 44-20-7259-4899. The normal business hours are 8.00 am to 6.00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cairncapital.com.