Aalto Invest Uk Ltd (London)


Aalto Invest Uk Ltd is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $1.41 billion of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Aalto Invest Uk provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm also engages as direct lending and super-senior lending.

Aalto Invest Uk: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aalto Invest Uk Ltd is $1.41 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 245% since the beginning of its operation, and $717.56 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.41 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $156.37 million each.
Aalto Invest Uk has custody of $1.02 billion in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aalto Invest Uk Ltd 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.

What kind of clients Michael Alexander Kasper serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Michael Alexander Kasper is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $1.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Aalto Invest Uk has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.41 billion for 9 clients. 78% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aalto Invest Uk also advises several private funds. Namely, two real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000.

Careers at Aalto Invest Uk Ltd

The company employs 18 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Michael Alexander Kasper has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2017. Petteri Barman has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Feb 2015. Robert Richard Hanna joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Innes Liam Harding Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 6481315
Innes Harding Chief operating officer, chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6481315
Mikko Syrjanen Chief risk officer, chief executive officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6481326
Petteri Barman Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6481329
Innes Liam Harding Chief operating officer, chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6481315
Mikko Valtteri Syrjanen Chief risk officer, chief executive officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6481326
Petteri Bernhard Barman Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6481329
Aalto Invest Holdings Ag Parent company 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% foreign entity
Aalto Invest Holding Ag Parent company 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% foreign entity
Katherine Elizabeth Squire Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 6738205
Man Investment Holdings Ltd (Uk) Shareholder 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% foreign
Michael Alexander Kasper Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 5145220
Elizabeth Anne Woods Secretary 1 Jan 2017 Other 6777465
George Edmund Richard Wood Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6448721
Tania Inge Maria Cruickshank Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6932705
Robert Richard Hanna Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2017 Other 5399224

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
E D & F Man Investments Ltd (Jersey) Shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% foreign entity
Man Group Uk Limited Shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% foreign entity
Man Investments Finance Limited Shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% foreign entity
Man Strategic Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% foreign entity
Man Group Plc Shareholder 1 Nov 2012 75% - 100% foreign entity
Mikko Syrjanen Chief risk officer, chief executive officer 1 Apr 2015 25% - 50% 6481326
Petteri Barman Chief investment officer 1 Apr 2015 25% - 50% 6481329
Mikko Valtteri Syrjanen Chief risk officer, chief executive officer 1 Apr 2015 25% - 50% 6481326
Petteri Bernhard Barman Chief investment officer 1 Apr 2015 25% - 50% 6481329
Mikko Valtteri Syrjanen Chief risk officer, chief executive officer 1 Oct 2015 25% - 50% 6481326
Petteri Bernhard Barman Chief investment officer 1 Oct 2015 25% - 50% 6481329

Based in London

The principal office where Aalto Invest Uk Ltd performs its advisory services is located at Riverbank House, London, Ec4 R 3 Ad, 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 +44 20 7144 1000. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm gmt/bst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aaltoinvest.com.