Standard Americas Inc (New York)


Standard Americas Inc is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.04 billion of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Florida.

Standard Americas provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Standard Americas: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Standard Americas Inc is $1.04 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 291% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.04 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $104.23 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Standard Americas 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.

Careers at Standard Americas Inc

Neil Lutley Sclaterbooth has been acting as President since 1 Sep 1997. John Martin Cleary has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Feb 2004. Jacqueline Monica Walker joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer Asset Management.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Standard New York Shareholder 1 Sep 1997 75% - 100% 13-3969430
Neil Lutley Sclaterbooth President 1 Sep 1997 Other 1240734
Sean Michael Oconnor Director and managing director 1 Sep 1997 Other 2534352
Pieter Cornelis Prinfloo Director and secretary 1 Sep 1997 Other 4368043
Albertus Maartens Svp finance 1 Aug 1999 Other 4030130
Jacqueline Monica Walker Coo - asset management 1 Nov 1999 Other 4078950
Jonathan Michael Binder Senior investment officer 1 Nov 1999 Other 1877865
Albertus Maartens Director & secretary 1 May 2002 Other 4030130
William Scot Dorson President 1 Oct 2002 Other 1082629
William Scot Dorson President & managing director 1 Nov 2002 Other 1082629
Jacqueline Monica Walker Chief compliance officer - asset management 1 Jan 2003 Other 4078950
John Martin Cleary Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2004 Other 4767957

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Standard International Holdings Sa (Luxembourg) Shareholder 1 Jun 1992 75% - 100% foreign
Ltd. Standard Bank Investment Corporation Shareholder 1 Jun 1992 75% - 100% foreign
Standard Bank Group Shareholder 1 Jun 1992 75% - 100% foreign
Sbic Investments Sa (Luxembourg) Shareholder 1 Sep 1997 75% - 100% foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Standard Americas Inc performs its advisory services is located at 320 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Miami, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-407-5000 or by fax 212-407-3848. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:30 on Monday - Friday.