Nephila Capital Ltd. (Hamilton)

Name: Nephila Capital Ltd.
Address: Victoria Place, 3 Rd Floor West, Hamilton, Hm 10
Telephone: 441-296-4684

Nephila Capital Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Hamilton. It manages $15.87 billion of regulatory assets for 35 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004.

Nephila Capital provides 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.

Nephila Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nephila Capital Ltd. is $15.87 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1762% since the beginning of its operation, and $15.14 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $15.87 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $453.53 million each.

Nephila Capital has custody of $15.87 billion in cash and securities for 35 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Nephila Capital Ltd. 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 Barney Francis Schauble serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Barney Francis Schauble is pooled investment vehicles with 35 clients and $15.87 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Nephila Capital has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $15.87 billion for 35 clients. 95% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nephila Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, ten hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Nephila Capital Ltd.

The company employs 63 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Barney Francis Schauble has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2005. Markel Corporation joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Nephila Holdings Ltd	Sole shareholder	1 Oct 2003	75% - 100%	foreign
William Franklin Majors	Director and chairman	1 Oct 2003	Other	4854548
Paul Gregory Hagood	Director and deputy chairman	1 Oct 2003	Other	2563674
William Franklin Major	Director and chairman	1 Oct 2003	Other	4854548
Paul Michael Pereech	Chief financial officer	1 Oct 2003	Other	4854720
Marie Emilia Marsh	Principal	1 Jan 2005	Other	6179232
Barney Francis Schauble	Director	1 Jul 2005	Other	2682137
Laura Ann Kirsten Taylor	Principal, alternative director, chief financial officer	1 Jan 2006	Other	4854721
Adolfo Pena	Principal	1 Jan 2009	Other	6179234
Simon Douglas Storey	Chief technology officer	1 Dec 2009	Other	5755646
Laura Ann Kirsten Taylor	Chief operations officer	1 Dec 2009	Other	4854721
Steven Mark Glassman	Chief management officer, chief compliance officer, alternative director	1 Feb 2010	Other	2817539
Helen Marie Thornton	Chief operation officer	1 Jan 2013	Other	6179231
Guy Edward Burling Swayne	Principal	1 Aug 2013	Other	6716241
Christopher Parish	Principal	1 Jan 2017	Other	5374836
Jeffrey Ragnar Ingelman	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	2554138
Jean Paul Dyer	General counsel	1 Jan 2018	Other	6927198

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Barbara Frances Hagood	Shareholder	1 Oct 2003	25% - 50%	4854584
Maxine Esther Majors	Shareholder	1 Oct 2003	25% - 50%	4854586
Man Group Holdings Limited	Shareholder	1 Jun 2008	25% - 50%	foreign
Nephila General Partner Ltd.	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	Other	none
Nephila Partners Lp	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	50% - 75%	none
William Franklin Majors	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	50% - 75%	4854548
Paul Gregory Hagood	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	50% - 75%	2563674
Markel Corporation	Shareholder	1 Nov 2018	75% - 100%	54-1959284

Based in Hamilton

The principal office where Nephila Capital Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at Victoria Place, 3 Rd Floor West, Hamilton, Hm 10, 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 441-296-4684 or by fax 441-296-3648. The normal business hours are 8am to 6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nephila.com.