Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. (New York)

Name: Vontobel Asset Management, Inc.
Address: 1540 Broadway, 38 Th Floor, New York, NY, 10036
Telephone: 212-415-7000

Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $30.76 billion of regulatory assets for 69 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 46 other states.

Vontobel Asset Management 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.

Vontobel Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. is $30.76 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2537% since the beginning of its operation, and $19.04 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $30.76 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $445.74 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 99% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-exchange traded securities, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. 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 Beat Naegeli serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Beat Naegeli is pooled investment vehicles with 27 clients and $14.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Vontobel Asset Management has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $29.91 billion for 58 clients. 62% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Vontobel Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Vontobel Asset Management, Inc.

The company employs 67 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 34 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 3 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.

Beat Naegeli has been acting as President since 1 May 1998. Thomas Peter Wittwer joined the executive team most recently as the Ceo President Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Vontobel Holding Ag	Sole shareholder	1 May 1984	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Henry Schlegel	Chairman of the board of directors	1 Jul 1988	Other	2603783
Thomas Peter Wittwer	Managing director - senior portfolio adviser	1 Jul 1988	Other	2490614
Edwin David Walczak	Managing director - portfolio manager - us equities	1 Jul 1988	Other	1077654
Heinrich Schlegel	Chairman of the board of directors	1 Jul 1988	Other	2603783
Peter Newell	Managing director - senior portfolio adviser	1 Feb 1990	Other	2623295
Peter Howard Newell	Managing director - senior portfolio adviser	1 Feb 1990	Other	2623295
Joseph Mastoloni	Executive director - chief compliance officer	1 May 1994	Other	2606390
Joseph Francis Mastoloni	Executive director - chief compliance officer	1 May 1994	Other	2606390
Rajiv Jain	Co-ceo - cio - managing director - portfolio manager - international equities	1 Nov 1994	Other	4348325
Beat Naegeli	Chairman	1 May 1998	Other	1558987
Urs Ernst	Vice chairman	1 Nov 1998	Other	4348788
Oliver Andre Haberli	Assistant vice president	1 Jan 1999	Other	3051491
Josephine Serra	Assistant treasurer	1 Jan 2000	Other	4348336
Alfred Nyffeler	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2000	Other	4348333
Amy Ying Har	Research analyst	1 Dec 2000	Other	2992082
Ulf Wollmar Nofelt	Vice president	1 Jan 2001	Other	1991942
Melissa Catherine Demcsik	Assistant treasurer	1 Apr 2001	Other	3165781
Elena Schwalbe Chronis	Assistant treasurer	1 Apr 2001	Other	4367717
Edwin Schildknecht	Director	1 Jun 2001	Other	4427670
Guenter Faschang	Vice president	1 Jul 2001	Other	4423916
Matthew William Benkendorf	Assistant treasurer/research analyst	1 Dec 2001	Other	4396919
Oliver Andre Haberli	Vice president	1 Jan 2002	Other	3051491
Patrick Rene Stutz	Assistant vice president/research analyst/portfolio manager	1 Feb 2002	Other	4569970
Igor Krutov	Director - senior research analyst	1 Apr 2002	Other	2695567
David Scott Anderson	Director - head trader - global equities	1 Jun 2002	Other	4464179
Edgar Allen Ruffin	Assistant treasurer/database and information technology manager	1 Jun 2002	Other	4569974
Brian James Bandsma	Director - deputy portfolio manager - senior research analyst	1 Nov 2002	Other	3193269
Sangam Sogani	Vice president/senior research analyst	1 Jul 2003	Other	4258526
Domenica Falivena	Portfolio manager private clients	1 Aug 2003	Other	4738600
Gregory Allen Herr	Senior research analyst	1 Sep 2003	Other	2770459
Herbert J Scheidt	Chairman	1 Dec 2003	Other	4783802
Christoph Ledergerber	Vice chairman	1 Dec 2003	Other	4783804
Zeno Staub	Director	1 Dec 2003	Other	4783808
John Allen Hauswirth	Director - institutional clients north america	1 Sep 2005	Other	727810
Jin Zhang	Director - senior research analyst	1 Nov 2005	Other	4013796
James Scott Keller	Vice president/senior research analyst	1 Apr 2006	Other	2912821
Giuseppe Amos Luciano Benelli	Director	1 Apr 2006	Other	4374773
Elizabeth Alexandra Mcfadden	Research associate	1 Jun 2006	Other	2650434
Matthew William Benkendorf	Vice president/associate portfolio manager	1 Mar 2007	Other	4396919
David Bromberger Souccar	Director - senior research analyst	1 Apr 2007	Other	3104398
Laurence Jay Price	Senior quantitative analyst	1 Apr 2007	Other	2425428
Axel May	Director	1 May 2007	Other	5515556
Jeffrey Steven Kutler	Executive director - institutional clients north america	1 Jul 2007	Other	1245839
Daniel B Kranson	Director - deputy portfolio manager - senior research analyst	1 Jul 2007	Other	4264636
Ramiz Chelat	Director - senior research analyst	1 Jul 2007	Other	5411753
Daniel Benjamin Kranson	Director - deputy portfolio manager - senior research analyst	1 Jul 2007	Other	4264636
Frances Elizabeth Navarra	Assistant vice president/compliance officer	1 Jul 2007	Other	4173811
Dejan Srejic	Executive director	1 Jan 2008	Other	5907482
Pascal Curtet	Vice president/portfolio manager	1 Jul 2008	Other	5657078
John Daniel O'neill	Assistant vice president/equity trader	1 Sep 2008	Other	4810471
Martin Sieg Castagnola	Director of the board of directors	1 Dec 2008	Other	5657158
Zeno Staub	Vice chairman	1 Dec 2008	Other	4783808
Caroline Mezzetta	Director - senior trader	1 Feb 2010	Other	3168151
Andrew Michael Bosko	Director - portfolio compliance officer	1 Mar 2010	Other	5011923
Mara Der Hovanesian	Director - senior research analyst	1 Mar 2010	Other	5776658
Charles Robert Falck	Director, head of investment operations	1 May 2010	Other	4428121
Sudhir Roc Sennett	Executive director - senior portfolio adviser	1 Oct 2010	Other	5290816
Gary Curtis Thompson	Executive director - head of trading	1 Sep 2011	Other	1937819
Axel Schwarzer	Vice chairman	1 Sep 2011	Other	5085402
Robert Alan Berner	Director - senior research analyst	1 Dec 2011	Other	1448234
Axel Schwarzer	Vice chairman of the board of directors	1 Apr 2012	Other	5085402
Axel Juergen Schwarzer	Vice chairman of the board of directors	1 Apr 2012	Other	5085402
Martin Taufer	Director of the board of directors	1 Aug 2012	Other	6178758
Douglas Cormack Bennett	Director - senior portfolio advisor	1 Sep 2012	Other	4394977
Melissa Catherine Demcsik	Executive director - marketing and client services	1 Mar 2013	Other	3165781
Matthew William Benkendorf	Managing director - portfolio manager	1 Mar 2013	Other	4396919
Charles Robert Falck	Executive director - chief operating officer	1 Mar 2013	Other	4428121
Carrie R Marcus	Director - head of finance	1 Oct 2013	Other	2777509
Margaret Johanna Mcgovern	Director - head of human resources	1 Oct 2013	Other	6318247
Graeme Griffiths	Executive director - senior portfolio adviser	1 Oct 2013	Other	6318268
Marc Christopher Cozzolino	Executive director - general counsel	1 Jan 2014	Other	2519636
Philipp Albert Hensler	Co-ceo - president - managing director	1 Jul 2014	Other	5014272
Zeno Staub	Director of the board of directors	1 Jul 2014	Other	4783808
Zeno Markus Staub	Director of the board of directors	1 Jul 2014	Other	4783808
Amit V. Mukadam	Executive director - institutional clients north america	1 Mar 2015	Other	2875669
Felix Lenhard	Director of the board of directors	1 Nov 2016	Other	6775260
Enrico Adamo Friz	Director of the board of directors	1 Mar 2017	Other	6775264
Enrico Friz	Director of the board of directors	1 Mar 2017	Other	6775264
Thomas Peter Wittwer	Ceo - president - managing director	1 May 2018	Other	2490614

Based in New York

The principal office where Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1540 Broadway, 38 Th Floor, New York, NY 10036, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Purchase, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-415-7000 or by fax 646-840-5864. The normal business hours are 9:00 am -5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at vusa.com.