Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $9.92 billion of regulatory assets for 22 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Georgia.
Msref Real Estate Advisor 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.
The assets under management (AUM) of Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. is $9.92 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 681% since the beginning of its operation, and $8.49 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Msref Real Estate Advisor, 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.
The only and largest group of clients of Michael Paul Levy is pooled investment vehicles with 22 clients and $9.92 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Msref Real Estate Advisor has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.92 billion for 22 clients. 59% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Msref Real Estate Advisor also advises several private funds. Namely, nineteen real estate funds and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.
The company employs 243 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 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.
Michael Paul Levy has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2009. David Grove Stafford joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.
The principal office where Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-761-7160 or by fax 2125078474. 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 morganstanley.com/what-we-do/investment-management/merchant-banking/global-real-estate/.