Ramius Asia LLC (New York)


Ramius Asia LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in New York. It manages $27.6 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009.

Ramius Asia 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.

Ramius Asia: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ramius Asia LLC is $27.6 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -82% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $27.6 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $13.8 million each.
Ramius Asia has custody of $27.6 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ramius Asia LLC 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.

Careers at Ramius Asia LLC

Thomas Wolff Strauss has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2012. Michael Evan Singer joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Morgan B Stark Chief executive officer 1 Nov 2002 Other 1959400
Stephen Lasota Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 5511261
John Fiorello Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2009 Other 2883294
Christopher Andrew White Chief operations officer 1 Nov 2009 Other 2963526
Owen Littman General counsel 1 Nov 2009 Other 5736044
Park Exchange Llc Managing member 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 151953
Ramius Llc Managing member 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 151953
Thomas Wolff Strauss Chief executive officer 1 Feb 2010 Other 438203
Jeffrey Marc Solomon Chief operating officer 1 Apr 2010 Other 2133254
Andrea J.S. Sayago Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 6042456
Michael G Benwitt General counsel 1 Jan 2012 Other 6046442
Thomas Wolff Strauss Chairman 1 Dec 2012 Other 438203
Michael Evan Singer Chief executive officer 1 Dec 2012 Other 2536117

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Cowen Group Parent 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 27-0423711

Based in New York

The principal office where Ramius Asia LLC performs its advisory services is located at 599 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-895-7900 or by fax 212-845-7998. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.ramius.com.