Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)
Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Toronto, Ontario. It manages $239.64 million of regulatory assets for 16 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Kansas.
Gryphon Investment Counsel provides 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.
Gryphon Investment Counsel: assets under management
The assets under management (AUM) of Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. is $239.64 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -77% since the beginning of its operation, and $235.32 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
Investments
The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 93% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.Fees & Commissions
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. 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 Gryphon Investment Counsel serves?
The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Gryphon Investment Counsel is pension and profit sharing plans with 7 clients and $187.77 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Gryphon Investment Counsel has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $239.64 million for 14 clients. 93% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Gryphon Investment Counsel doesn't advise any private funds.
Careers at Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc.
The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 55 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.
Direct owners and executive officers
Based in Toronto, Ontario
The principal office where Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 20 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5 J 2 N8, 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 416-364-2299 or by fax 416-362-5552. The normal business hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gryphon.ca.
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