Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc. (Boston)


Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $17.83 billion of regulatory assets for 83 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois and Massachusetts.

Fortis Investment Management Usa 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.

Fortis Investment Management Usa: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc. is $17.83 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 77% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $17.67 billion in discretionary accounts and $162.34 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $220.84 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $54.11 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc.

Robert Stewart Edgar has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1997. Christian Dargnat joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Stewart Edgar Director 1 Oct 1997 Other 4345875
Harry Lewis Carr Director 1 Jan 2000 Other 41429
Jeffrey Earl Anthony Director 1 Nov 2000 Other 1480916
Fortis Investment Management 100% shareholder 1 Apr 2002 75% - 100% foreign entity
Fortis Investment Management Sa Shareholder 1 Apr 2002 75% - 100% foreign entity
Fortis Investment Management Belgium 100% shareholder 1 Apr 2002 75% - 100% foreign entity
Richard L Wohanka Chairman, board of directors 1 Jun 2002 Other 4649586
John Joseph Barletta Treasurer 1 Sep 2002 Other 4782310
Anthony Joseph Delre Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2002 Other 1863784
William Lawrence Braman Ceo, director 1 Sep 2003 Other 4339687
Robert Mark Ohanesian President, director 1 Sep 2003 Other 2478141
Anthony Joseph Delre Director, chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2004 Other 1863784
John Joseph Barletta Director, treasurer 1 Nov 2004 Other 4782310
Jacques Thys Director 1 Nov 2004 Other 4295004
William G De Vijlder Director 1 Oct 2005 Other 5104919
Waldo Mack Abbot Director 1 Jun 2006 Other 2362931
Brian Hoeft Lord Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 4481766
Brian Lord Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 4481766
Guy De Froment Director 1 Jun 2009 Other 4347877
Michel Stavros Anastassiades Ceo, director 1 Jan 2010 Other 5641797
Robin Sue Meister Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2010 Other 4347379
Bnp Paribas Investment Partners Be Holding Sa Shareholder 1 Apr 2010 75% - 100% foreign entity
Bnp Paribas Investment Partners Usa Holdings Inc. Direct owner 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% foreign entity
Daniel Albert Klein Director, vice president 1 Aug 2011 Other 6011117
Christian Dargnat Director 1 Dec 2011 Other 5776531
Everett M. Schenk Director 1 Dec 2011 Other 4347883

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Fortis Bank Sa/Nv 100% owner of fortis investment management belgium 1 Mar 1999 75% - 100% foreign entity
Fortis Bank Sa/Nv Shareholder 1 Apr 2008 75% - 100% foreign entity
Belgian Government Shareholder 1 Oct 2008 75% - 100% foreign entity
Bnp Paribas Shareholder 1 May 2009 50% - 75% 94-1677765
Bnp Paribas Sa Shareholder 1 May 2009 50% - 75% 94-1677765
Bnp Paribas Investment Partners Sa Shareholder 1 Apr 2010 75% - 100% foreign entity
Bnp Paribas Sa Shareholder 1 Apr 2010 50% - 75% 94-1677765
Bnp Paribas Sa Indirect owner 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 94-1677765
Paribas North America Inc. Indirect owner 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 13-1929559

Based in Boston

The principal office where Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 75 State Street, 6 Th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-478-7200 or by fax 617-439-9789. 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 www.fortisinvestments.com.

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