Palisade Capital Management LLC (Fort Lee)


Palisade Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Fort Lee. It manages $3.23 billion of regulatory assets for 656 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2000 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Palisade Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and portfolio management for wrap account programs. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Palisade Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Palisade Capital Management LLC is $3.23 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 37% since the beginning of its operation, and $534.63 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.23 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.93 million each.
Palisade Capital Management has custody of $1.12 billion in cash and securities for 415 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 65% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Palisade Capital Management LLC 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 Jack Feiler serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Jack Feiler is pension and profit sharing plans with 13 clients and $1.03 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Palisade Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.92 billion for 654 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Palisade Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, nine hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $5,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Palisade Capital Management LLC

The company employs 43 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 42 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 16 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Jack Feiler has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1995. Phyllis Ruth Berman joined the executive team most recently as the Executor.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mark Scott Hoffman Sr. vp 1 Oct 1994 Other 1415106
Jack Feiler President/chief investment officer-private wealth management 1 Apr 1995 Other 205603
Martin Lawrence Berman Chairman/chief executive officer 1 Apr 1995 Other 1037758
Steven Edward Berman Vice chairman 1 Apr 1995 Other 1634736
Richard Scott Meisenberg Evp/co-investment officer 1 Apr 1995 Other 1293992
Stephney Anne Costello Sr. vp 1 Apr 1995 Other 1213474
Mark K Berman Member 1 Apr 1999 Other 3222621
Allison A Berman Member 1 Apr 1999 Other 3222624
Michael Ian Feiler Member 1 Apr 1999 Other 1969985
Lawrence Jay Feiler Member 1 Apr 1999 Other 2273014
Jacqueline J. Cirillo Ttee Fbo The Hannah Zari Meisenberg Trust Dtd 06/10/1996 Member 1 Apr 1999 Other 22-6693837
Clark Allen Johnson Member 1 Sep 1999 Other 4060235
Inc. Jefferies & Company Member 1 Sep 1999 Other 2347
Pcm Funding Corp. Member 1 Apr 2003 25% - 50% 55-0823559
Brian Kenneth Fern Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2004 Other 4827473
Dennison Theodore Veru Chief investment officer-institutional, managing member 1 Aug 2004 Other 1173168
Jeffrey David Serkes Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2007 Other 5310797
Bradley Robert Goldman Managing director, general counsel, chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 5263145
Llc Pinebrook Class a member 1 Dec 2009 Other 20-0232887
Steven E. Berman Living Trust Class a member 1 Jan 2010 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Alison Anne Berman President, chief executive officer, co-chairman 1 Jan 2018 Other 3222624
Mark K Berman Vice president 1 Jan 2018 Other 3222621
Beata Tannuzzo Managing director, finance & operations 1 Mar 2018 Other 4345062
Beata Tanuzzo Managing director, finance & operations 1 Mar 2018 Other 4345062
The Estate Of Martin Berman Class a member 1 Apr 2018 25% - 50% 83-6118158
Michael Ian Feiler Managing director, private wealth management, board member 1 Apr 2018 Other 1969985

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Clearview Trust Member 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 51-6551268
Jean Barden Trustee 1 Dec 2009 Other 6332212
Rbc Trust Company (Delaware) Limited Trustee 1 Dec 2009 Other 51-0000810
Royal Bank Of Canada Shareholder 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% foreign entity
Steven Edward Berman Trustee 1 Jan 2010 Other 1634736
Phyllis Ruth Berman Executor 1 May 2018 Other 6981069

Based in Fort Lee

The principal office where Palisade Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1 Bridge Plaza North, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 7102, 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 (201) 585-7733 or by fax (201) 585-7552. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at palisadecapital.com.