Principal Asset Management (Asia)
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Wanchai,
- CRD number
- 322390
- Registered since
- July 22, 2022
- Website
- www.principal.com.hk
- Custodians
- CITI PRIVATE BANK
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees, Performance Based Fees
- Client types
- Pooled Investment Vehicles79.92%
- Banking / Thrift Institutions13.83%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans2.67%
- Sovereign Wealth Funds1.69%
- Investment Companies1.54%
- Services
- Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Principal Asset Management (Asia) operates as a capital allocator focused on institutional clients, combining portfolio management for pooled vehicles and institutions with selection of third‑party advisers. The firm is a registered adviser since 2022 and describes itself as a foreign-entity/individual ownership structure. Its advisory mandate includes active ESG investing, and its fee arrangements span percentage of AUM, fixed fees and performance-based fees, which aligns with manager-of-managers style allocation plus some direct portfolio responsibilities. Investment activity centers on exchange‑traded equities as a primary public market exposure, while the firm also sponsors and participates in pooled investment vehicles and acts in roles across the financial ecosystem (broker‑dealer relationships, trust and banking affiliations, and sponsorship or GP roles for pooled vehicles). That mix supports both internally managed strategies and extensive use of external alternative managers.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
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Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
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TAMPs used
Clients
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Client personas
Asset composition
- Exchange Traded Equities38%
- Private Funds25%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents19%
- Investment Grade Corp Bonds10%
- Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds8%
Owners & executives
3 of 3Justin Lange
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 7638768

Kamal Bhatia
President and CEOCRD 4933060

Barbara Wenig
Chief Business OfficerCRD 5412981
Contacts
3 of 8Raj Singh
Portfolio ManagerCRD 7981502
Alan Wang
Portfolio ManagerCRD 8062897
Yo-Hann Tan
Non-Executive DirectorCRD 8062914
Wealth teams
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FINTRXLocation
Wanchai, null
Location
Wanchai, null
Headquartered in Wanchai, null.
- Address
- 29f Sun Hung Kai Ctr
- Office locations
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