Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited (Singapore)


Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited is a large advisory firm based in Singapore. It manages $6.93 billion of regulatory assets for 115 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Nikko Asset Management Asia 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.

Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited is $6.93 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -46% since the beginning of its operation, and $6.93 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $6.93 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $60.27 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Nikko Asset Management Asia 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 Blair Chilton Pickerell serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Blair Chilton Pickerell is investment companies with 3 clients and $4.49 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.93 billion for 34 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited

The company employs 129 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 63 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.

Blair Chilton Pickerell has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2011. Kiyotaka Ryu joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Blair Chilton Pickerell Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 4673481
Arivazhagan V. Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 6030702
Say Boon Lim Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 6030703
Nikko Asset Management International Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% foreign entity
Timothy Francis Mccarthy Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 1689652
Frederick Reidenbach Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 4897241
Charles Beazley Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 4938575
Nikko Asset Management Singapore Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 110983
Eleanor Oon Hui Seet President & director 1 Oct 2011 Other 2936567
Rodney Keng Chai Lim Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 5993741
Soo Nam Ng Chief investment officer & director 1 Oct 2011 Other 5432451
Teck Keng Neo Chief financial officer & chief operating officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 6030130
Don Ming Hua Wang Chief legal officer 1 Dec 2011 Other 6030132
Andrew Ross Long Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 6223921
Yu Ming Wang Director 1 Apr 2014 Other 2695777
David Jonathan Semaya Director 1 May 2015 Other 1807547
Soon Chong Lim Director 1 May 2016 Other 6653861
Junichi Sayato Director 1 Mar 2017 Other 6528352
Wey Fook Hou Director 1 Apr 2018 Other 6980115
Kiyotaka Ryu Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 7051206

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ltd. Nikko Asset Management Co. Shareholder 1 Apr 1990 75% - 100% foreign entity
Limited Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Shareholder 1 Oct 2009 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ltd The Sumitomo Trust And Banking Co. Shareholder 1 Oct 2009 75% - 100% foreign entity
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. Shareholder 1 Apr 2011 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in Singapore

The principal office where Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited performs its advisory services is located at 12 Marina View, Singapore, 018961, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 65-6500-5700 or by fax 65-6534-5183. The normal business hours are 08:30 - 17:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nikkoam.com.sg/.