Deans Knight Capital Management (Vancouver)

Name: Deans Knight Capital Management
Address: 1500 999 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, V6 C 2 W2
Telephone: 604-669-0212

Deans Knight Capital Management is a large advisory firm based in Vancouver. It manages $420.62 million of regulatory assets for 41 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009.

Deans Knight Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Deans Knight Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Deans Knight Capital Management is $420.62 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -67% since the beginning of its operation, and $338.51 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $420.62 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $10.26 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 92% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 7% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Deans Knight Capital Management for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Douglas Harold Knight serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Douglas Harold Knight is pooled investment vehicles with 7 clients and $247.55 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Deans Knight Capital Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $348.11 million for 40 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 97% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Deans Knight Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, four other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $19,925 to $100,000.

Careers at Deans Knight Capital Management

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

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

Douglas Harold Knight has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1992. Patrick Douglas Wilson joined the executive team most recently as the Analyst.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Wayne Edward Deans	Chairman and director	1 Oct 1992	Other	5632957
Douglas Harold Knight	Director	1 Oct 1992	Other	5632958
Craig Richard Langdon	Secretary	1 Jan 2000	Other	5632959
Dillon John Donnelly Cameron	Portfolio manager	1 Sep 2000	Other	5632960
Michael Charles Schaab	Porfolio manager	1 Sep 2000	Other	5632961
Dean Jarvis Patenaude	Director	1 Jul 2005	Other	2248840
Mark Frank Myles	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2005	Other	5633764
Canada Corp. Affiliated Managers Group	Stockholder	1 Jul 2006	Other	885872390 rc0001
Amg Canada Corp.	Stockholder	1 Jul 2006	Other	885872390 rt0001
Benjamin Michael Scott	Director	1 Jul 2006	Other	3266308
Amg Canada Corp	Stockholder	1 Jul 2006	25% - 50%	885872390 rc0001
Craig Richard Langdon	President and director	1 Jan 2009	Other	5632959
Douglas Harold Knight	Stockholder	1 Mar 2009	Other	5632958
Umeshkumar Vallipuram	Director	1 Mar 2009	Other	5793102
Kelsey Freesia Dunwoodie	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2016	Other	6631299
Patrick Douglas Wilson	Analyst	1 Sep 2016	Other	6776460

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Amg/Fami Investment Corp.	Shareholder	1 Jun 2005	75% - 100%	98-0487769
Amg/North America Corp.	Shareholder	1 Jun 2005	75% - 100%	01-0839733
Inc. Affiliated Managers Group	Series a holder	1 Jun 2005	75% - 100%	04-3218510
Inc. Affiliated Managers Group	Stockholder	1 Jul 2006	75% - 100%	04-3218510

Based in Vancouver

The principal office where Deans Knight Capital Management performs its advisory services is located at 1500 999 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, V6 C 2 W2, 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 604-669-0212 or by fax 604-669-0238. The normal business hours are 6:30am - 4:30pm pst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at deansknight.com/ and its LinkedIn profile.