{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/amova-asset-management-asia-limited-161589","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161589","regulatoryAum":14233985113,"crd":"161589","secFileNumber":"801-74399","legalName":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited","displayName":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited","website":null,"founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in Singapore","fiscalYearEnd":"March","headquarters":{"street":"12 Marina View, #18-02 Asia Square Tower 2","city":"Singapore","state":"","stateName":"","country":"Singapore","postalCode":"018961"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"2 April 2012","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":137,"advisory":65,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":14233985113,"discretionaryAccounts":87,"nonDiscretionary":0,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":0,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":99,"nonAumClients":14},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Investment companies","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":15375176},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":68,"regulatoryAum":10997087432},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":null,"regulatoryAum":993174},{"label":"Charitable organizations","clients":null,"regulatoryAum":168166128},{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":5,"regulatoryAum":1740680698},{"label":"Insurance companies","clients":null,"regulatoryAum":669723781},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":6,"regulatoryAum":641958724}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"State Street Bank and Trust Company","shortName":"State Street Bank and Trust","location":"Boston, MA","smaAssets":758543374},{"name":"The Northern Trust Company","shortName":"The Northern Trust","location":"Singapore","smaAssets":658514244},{"name":"BNP Paribas","shortName":"BNP Paribas","location":"Singapore","smaAssets":533840047}],"custodyNote":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited does not have custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Eleanor Seet","title":"President & Director","crd":"2936567"},{"name":"Jason Pae","title":"Chief Operating Officer","crd":"4394164"},{"name":"Suat Lay NG","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"5742075"},{"name":"Olga Bobrova","title":"Director","crd":"8069590"},{"name":"Peiqing Huang","title":"Head of Finance","crd":"7915328"},{"name":"Kuniyuki Shudo","title":"Director","crd":"8069591"},{"name":"Don Wang","title":"Chief Legal Officer","crd":"6030132"},{"name":"Allen Yan","title":"Director","crd":"7681411"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Amova Asset Management International Limited","detail":"Shareholder in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since September 2011."},{"label":"Amova Asset Management Co., LTD.","detail":"Indirect owner: a shareholder of Amova Asset Management International Limited in the 75% or more band and a control person, since April 1990.","parent":"Amova Asset Management International Limited"},{"label":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.","detail":"Indirect owner: a shareholder of Amova Asset Management Co., LTD. in the 75% or more band and a control person, since April 2011.","parent":"Amova Asset Management Co., LTD."}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":0,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":1,"officesByState":[],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"656-500-5700","stateRegisteredReps":0,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["A percentage of assets under management","Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)","Performance-based fees"],"activities":["Portfolio management for investment companies","Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)","Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"],"financialPlanningClients":null,"assetMix":[{"label":"Exchange-traded equity securities","percent":49},{"label":"Sovereign bonds","percent":14},{"label":"Investment grade corporate bonds","percent":31},{"label":"Non-investment grade corporate bonds","percent":1},{"label":"Securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies","percent":1},{"label":"Securities issued by pooled investment vehicles (other than registered investment companies)","percent":2},{"label":"Cash and cash equivalents","percent":2}],"privateFunds":0},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"25 June 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/161589/PDF/161589.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does Amova Asset Management Asia Limited have?","answer":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited has 80 clients and manages $14.2 billion for them, as of June 2026. They include 68 pooled investment vehicles, 6 corporations and other businesses and 5 state or municipal government entities.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 25 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Amova Asset Management Asia Limited offer?","answer":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Amova Asset Management Asia Limited use?","answer":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited’s separately managed account assets are held at State Street Bank and Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $758,543,374, The Northern Trust Company (Singapore), with $658,514,244 and BNP Paribas (Singapore), with $533,840,047. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 25 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Amova Asset Management Asia Limited have?","answer":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 137 employees, and 65 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Amova Asset Management Asia Limited invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Amova Asset Management Asia Limited’s separately managed accounts held 49% exchange-traded equities, 31% investment grade corporate bonds, 14% sovereign bonds, 2% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 2% cash and equivalents, 1% high-yield corporate bonds and 1% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs). It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Amova Asset Management Asia Limited?","answer":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited is owned through a chain of holding companies by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. Its direct owner is Amova Asset Management International Limited (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 25 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Amova Asset Management Asia Limited get paid?","answer":"Amova Asset Management Asia Limited is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}