First Republic Investment Management, Inc. (San Francisco)


First Republic Investment Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $78.29 billion of regulatory assets for 51,546 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

First Republic Investment Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

First Republic Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of First Republic Investment Management, Inc. is $78.29 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1096% since the beginning of its operation, and $563.45 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $56.13 billion in discretionary accounts and $22.16 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.18 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $5.71 million.
First Republic Investment Management has custody of $34.84 billion in cash and securities for 5,336 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 34% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 19% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay First Republic Investment Management, 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.

What kind of clients Katherine August Dewilde serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Katherine August Dewilde is high net worth individuals with 7,329 clients and $44.81 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, First Republic Investment Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $78.29 billion for 13,355 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

First Republic Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, fourteen hedge funds, seventeen real estate funds, two other private funds, twenty five private equity funds, and four securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $59,999 to $500,000.

Careers at First Republic Investment Management, Inc.

The company employs 604 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 47 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 465 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 9 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Katherine August Dewilde has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1999. Christopher J Wolfe joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Katherine August Dewilde Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 4298050
First Republic Bank Parent company 1 Jan 1999 75% - 100% 88-0157485
Charles Volkhardt Moore Chairman 1 Jan 1999 Other 1840462
Arthur Alexander Arnold Exec. v.p.,treasurer & director 1 Jan 1999 Other 2125413
Henry Williamson Ghriskey Exec. v.p. & director 1 Jan 1999 Other 1839931
James H. Herbert Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 4371221
Lawrence Wilkinson Harris Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 2876771
Gary Graham Pollock Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 1590194
Jon Sheldon Bull Director 1 Apr 2002 Other 4331944
Todd David Sullivan Director 1 Apr 2002 Other 2227367
John Dixon Knox Director 1 Dec 2003 Other 2171252
Anne Blohm Golden Director 1 May 2004 Other 224086
Lisa Gail Ryan Director 1 Jun 2004 Other 4667127
Craig Douglas Pollock Coo 1 Sep 2004 Other 4629116
James Robert Bloom Cio 1 Mar 2005 Other 4347029
Robert Lee Thornton Director and president 1 Dec 2006 Other 1412949
Donna Jean Knight Chief compliance officer01/2007 1 Jan 2007 Other 1147088
Ken Adam Lerseth Secretary 1 Jun 2007 Other 1391983
Charles Anthony Christofilis Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2007 Other 1518196
Fsb Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co. Owner 1 Sep 2007 75% - 100% 108469
Yale I Kofman Chief administrative officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 2297270
Gary Graham Pollock Director 1 Jan 2009 Other 1590194
National Association Bank Of America Shareholder 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 94-1687665
First Republic Bank Shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% 80-0513856
David Charles Tateosian Director 1 Jul 2010 Other 1605404
Michelle Watson Director 1 Jul 2010 Other 1810398
Nicolas Robin Gentin Director 1 Jul 2010 Other 2723366
Susan Cranston Hamilton Director 1 Jun 2013 Other 6324698
Angela Maren Osborne Director, coo 1 Aug 2013 Other 4222939
Jonathan Santelli Deputy general counsel 1 Oct 2013 Other 6306997
Helene J Jepson Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 4266688
Amy H Hong Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2015 Other 4259934
Brian David Riley Director 1 Jul 2015 Other 2749915
Christopher J Wolfe Director 1 Jul 2016 Other 2055127

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Bank Of America Corporation Shareholder 1 Dec 1993 75% - 100% 56-0906609
Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co. Shareholder 1 Sep 2007 75% - 100% 13-2740599
Bac North America Holding Company Shareholder 1 Oct 2007 75% - 100% 36-3737560
Nb Holdings Corporation Shareholder 1 Oct 2008 75% - 100% 56-1857749
Bana Holding Corporation Shareholder 1 Oct 2008 75% - 100% 36-2685437
Bank Of America Corporation Shareholder 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 56-0906609

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where First Republic Investment Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 111, San Francisco, CA 94111 5602, 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 415-392-1400 or by fax 415-262-8731. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at firstrepublic.com/wealthmanagement.