Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. (Toronto, Ont.)

Name: Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.
Address: 20 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ont., M4 R 1 K8
Telephone: 416-485-1010

Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Toronto, Ont.. It manages $27.73 billion of regulatory assets for 857 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Beutel, Goodman & Company provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and sub-advising of certain canadian mutual funds. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm also engages as mutual fund dealer, investment fund manager.

Beutel, Goodman & Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. is $27.73 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 137% since the beginning of its operation, and $27.45 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $24.8 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.92 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $29.35 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $243.5 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 76% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed 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 William Winston Marlowe Ashby serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of William Winston Marlowe Ashby is pension and profit sharing plans with 176 clients and $12.02 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Beutel, Goodman & Company has the 2nd highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $26.63 billion for 838 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Beutel, Goodman & Company doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.

The company employs 91 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 27 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.

William Winston Marlowe Ashby has been acting as President since 1 Nov 1986. Young A Jeffrey joined the executive team most recently as the Director, Senior Vice President, Private Client Group.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Gregory Rich Latremoille	Director, managing director, private client group	1 Mar 1979	Other	4969004
Greg Rich Latremoille	Senior v.p./director	1 Mar 1979	Other	4969004
William Winston Marlowe Ashby	President/director/cco	1 Nov 1986	Other	4969000
Mark Douglas Thomson	Director, managing director, equities	1 Dec 1989	Other	1279300
Beutel Goodman Shareholder Trust	Shareholder	1 Dec 1990	Other	t10-0358-37
Lilia Mesina	Trustee of beutel goodman voting trust	1 Apr 1994	Other	4969134
Bruce Lethbridge Corneil	Director, managing director, fixed income	1 May 1994	Other	4969002
Beutel Goodman Voting Trust	Shareholder	1 Jul 1994	25% - 50%	na
Inc. First Asset Management	Shareholder	1 Dec 1998	25% - 50%	885872390rc0001
Amg Canada Inc.	Shareholder	1 Dec 1998	25% - 50%	885872390rc0001
Amg Canada Corp.	Shareholder	1 Dec 1998	25% - 50%	885872390rc0001
Michael James Gibson	Director, managing director, operations & chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2000	Other	4969001
Michael James Gibson	Trustee of beutel goodman shareholder trust	1 Oct 2000	Other	4969001
Amg Canada Corp.	Shareholder	1 Jul 2005	25% - 50%	885872390rc0001
Peter Douglas Clarke	Director, managing director, marketing/client servicing	1 Jul 2010	Other	5818962
Peter D Clarke	Director, managing director	1 Jul 2010	Other	5818962
David Gregoris	Director, managing director, fixed income	1 Jul 2015	Other	6626427
Bruce Robert Shewfelt	Managing director, marketing & client service	1 Jul 2015	Other	6626434
Jackie Corneil	Trustee of beutel goodman voting trust	1 Mar 2016	Other	6766969
Michal Pomotov	General counsel & cco	1 Nov 2016	Other	6767499
Young A Jeffrey	Director, senior vice president, private client group	1 May 2018	Other	7088581

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Amg North America Hold. Corp.	Shareholder	1 Jun 2005	75% - 100%	01-0839733
Inc. Affiliated Managers Group	Shareholder	1 Jun 2005	75% - 100%	04-3218510
Amg/Fami Investment Corp.	Shareholder	1 Jul 2005	75% - 100%	3102857

Based in Toronto, Ont.

The principal office where Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 20 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ont., M4 R 1 K8, 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 416-485-1010 or by fax 416-485-1799. The normal business hours are 8:30 am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at beutelgoodman.com.