Martin Currie Inc (Edinburgh)


Martin Currie Inc is a large advisory firm based in Edinburgh. It manages $1.94 billion of regulatory assets for 37 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

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Martin Currie provides portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Martin Currie: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Martin Currie Inc is $1.94 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -58% since the beginning of its operation, and $67.81 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $1.94 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $52.37 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 91% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Martin Currie Inc 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 William Geddie Watt serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of William Geddie Watt is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $654.45 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Martin Currie has the 6th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.26 billion for 35 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 8% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Martin Currie doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Martin Currie Inc

The company employs 37 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 78 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.

William Geddie Watt has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2001. Mark Cho joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Martin Currie Limited Parent company 1 Oct 1978 75% - 100% none
James Keith Ross Falconer Director/vice president 1 Jan 1983 Other 4358996
Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer Director/vice president 1 Oct 1989 Other 4359003
James Macgregor Ayton Fairweather Director/vice president 1 Feb 1993 Other 4359005
Michael William Thomas Director/vice president 1 Feb 1993 Other 4359017
James Macgregor Ayton Fairweather Vice president 1 Feb 1993 Other 4359005
James Grant Wilson Director/vice president 1 Apr 1993 Other 4359021
Anthony Paul Hanlon Director/vice president 1 Oct 1993 Other 1574485
Stewart Higgins Investment manager 1 Oct 1993 Other 5075503
Julian Mark Campbell Livingston General counsel 1 Oct 1994 Other 4359042
Christopher Benson Ruffle Investment manager 1 Apr 1995 Other 4743207
Timothy Julian Dalton Hall Director/vice president 1 May 1996 Other 4359032
Steven Nelson Johnson Director/vice president 1 May 1996 Other 4359046
Thomas Michael Walker Portfolio manager 1 Oct 1996 Other 5075520
Martin Ross Brown Director of operations 1 Jan 1997 Other 4359050
Colin Westchester Chief financial officer 1 May 1997 Other 4359034
Colin Winchester Chief financial officer 1 May 1997 Other 4359034
Allan Davidson Macleod Director/vice president 1 Dec 1997 Other 4359056
Christopher Andrew Butler Investment manager 1 Oct 1999 Other 5075492
Colin James Marshall Skinner Director/vice president 1 Nov 1999 Other 4359010
Barry Robert Sagraves Director/vice president 1 Feb 2000 Other 1715924
Alison Campbell Hamilton Investment manager 1 Oct 2000 Other 5075497
Jason Joseph Mccay Investment manager 1 Oct 2000 Other 5075525
Eric Woehrling Investment manager 1 Oct 2000 Other 5316250
Stephen John Monnelly Portfolio manager 1 Oct 2000 Other 5075537
William Geddie Watt President 1 Feb 2001 Other 4412630
William Watt Director/president 1 Feb 2001 Other 4412630
Jean De Bolle Vice president/director 1 May 2001 Other 4412633
Keith Alexander Cairns Swinley Director, legal and compliance 1 Sep 2002 Other 4394086
Wilson Hadley Madden Director/vice president 1 Oct 2002 Other 1217163
John Geoffrey Land Millar Investment manager 1 Oct 2002 Other 5075535
Sheila Ann Mcguigan Hr director 1 Feb 2003 Other 5065052
Hamish John Mair Director/vice president 1 Dec 2003 Other 4743196
Allan Davidson Macleod Director/vice president 1 Dec 2003 Other 4359056
Christopher Benson Ruffle Director/vice president 1 Dec 2003 Other 4743207
David None Rochman Vice president 1 Dec 2003 Other 1265376
John Paul Temperley Portfolio manager 1 Jan 2004 Other 5075540
Shifeng Ke Investment manager 1 Feb 2004 Other 5075508
Dariusz Jerzy Sliwinski Investment manager 1 Feb 2004 Other 5075534
James Macgregor Sandison Director/vice president 1 Mar 2004 Other 4392998
Keith Carnie Donaldson Investment manager 1 Sep 2004 Other 2444021
Richard Giles Evans Investment manager 1 Sep 2004 Other 5075502
David Peter Sheasby Investment manager 1 Nov 2004 Other 5075523
Ralph Mcgregor Campbell Director, chief financial officer 1 Feb 2005 Other 4948886
Andrew Sowerby Director/vice president 1 Apr 2005 Other 5025541
Pete Duncan Goodwin Investment manager 1 Jul 2005 Other 5075495
Peter Duncan Goodwin Portfolio manager 1 Jul 2005 Other 5075495
Jamie Mariani Investment manager 1 Sep 2005 Other 5075500
Kenneth George Alexander Hughes Portfolio manager 1 Feb 2006 Other 5316813
Paul Sloane Portfolio manager 1 Feb 2006 Other 5316818
James Chong Investment manager 1 May 2006 Other 5316249
Jacqui Hughes Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 5251500
Elaine Mclelland Chief legal officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 5251504
Jacqueline Allison Hughes Director / chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 5251500
Daniel Michael Niland Vice president 1 Feb 2007 Other 2921915
Katy Marchbank Smith Investment manager 1 Mar 2007 Other 5316253
William Whyte Brydon Hr director 1 Oct 2007 Other 5512705
Douglas Aitken Chief legal officer 1 Nov 2008 Other 5620489
Grant Edward Spence Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2009 Other 5741407
Neil Christopher Robson Portfolio manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 5743002
Christine Montgomery Director/portfolio manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 5743003
Bruce Macdonald Director 1 May 2010 Other 5792278
Andrew Graham Portfolio manager 1 May 2010 Other 5998750
Stephen John Frost Portfolio manager 1 Jul 2010 Other 5070573
Michael John Browne Portfolio manager 1 Jul 2010 Other 5070574
Kimon Paul Catechis Portfolio manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 5857371
Alastair Reynolds Portfolio manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 5857374
John Paul Pickard Director/vice president 1 Oct 2010 Other 5857376
Steven Noble Crichton Chief operations officer 1 Jun 2011 Other 5075496
Grant Edward Spence Chef compliance officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 5741407
Jeremy Paul Hill General counsel 1 Nov 2011 Other 5998751
Darren Cannon Director, chief operating officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 6066161
Colin James Marshall Skinner Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 4359010
Stephen John Frost Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 5070573
David Jonathon Townsend Vice president 1 Mar 2013 Other 5734704
Peter Duncan Goodwin Vice president 1 Mar 2013 Other 5075495
Ranjit Singh Sufi Executive vice president 1 Nov 2013 Other 2963326
Tobias Charles Hogbin Chief operating officer 1 May 2014 Other 6517218
George Melville Bucher Director 1 Aug 2014 Other 6238817
Nigel John Anderson Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2014 Other 6517204
Alastair Ferguson Barrie Director 1 Jan 2015 Other 5712469
Laura Francis Clark Hr director 1 May 2015 Other 6520553
Mark Cho Director 1 Feb 2019 Other 4760836
Stuart James Davidson Director 1 Feb 2019 Other 7148324
Paul John Hughes Director 1 Feb 2019 Other 5734700

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Martin Currie Employee Benefits Trust Indirect owner 1 Dec 2001 25% - 50% none
Martin Currie (Holdings) Limited Indirect shareholder 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% foreign
Legg Mason International Holdings (Cayman)Ltd Indirect sahreholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% foreign
Llc Legg Mason Holdings Indirect shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1319805
Legg Mason Global Holdings Ltd Indirect shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% foreign
Inc Legg Mason Indirect shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 52-1200960

Based in Edinburgh

The principal office where Martin Currie Inc performs its advisory services is located at Saltire Court, Edinburgh, Eh1 2 Es, 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 44 131 229 5252 or by fax 44 131 228 5959. The normal business hours are 9a.m. to 5.30p.m. (gmt) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at martincurrie.com.