Ab Custom Alternative Solutions LLC (New York)


Ab Custom Alternative Solutions LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $596.56 million of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016.

Ab Custom Alternative Solutions provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ab Custom Alternative Solutions: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ab Custom Alternative Solutions LLC is $596.56 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -83% since the beginning of its operation, and $526.73 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $596.56 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $66.28 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ab Custom Alternative Solutions LLC 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 Ab Custom Alternative Solutions serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Ab Custom Alternative Solutions is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $527.56 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Ab Custom Alternative Solutions has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $596.56 million for 9 clients. 78% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ab Custom Alternative Solutions also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds.

Careers at Ab Custom Alternative Solutions LLC

Vadim Zlotnikov has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Sep 2016. Mark Randall Manley joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Vikas Kapoor Co chief executive officer / member 1 Jan 2013 Other 6139813
Stuart Nicholas Davies Co chief executive officer / member 1 Jan 2013 Other 5269344
Vikas Nmn Kapoor Co chief executive officer / member 1 Jan 2013 Other 6139813
Stuart Davies Co chief executive officer / member 1 Jan 2013 Other 5269344
Mark Randall Manley Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 1294370
Laurence Edward Cranch General counsel 1 Sep 2016 Other 4828314
David Michael Lesser Corporate secretary 1 Sep 2016 Other 2822514
Edward Joseph Farrell Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 2069171
Vadim Zlotnikov Chief investment officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 2362840
Alliance Capital Management Llc Sole member 1 Sep 2016 75% - 100% 11-3559441
Vadim Nmn Zlotnikov Chief investment officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 2362840

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Alliancebernstein L.P. Sole member 1 Sep 2016 75% - 100% 108477

Based in New York

The principal office where Ab Custom Alternative Solutions LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1345 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10105, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-969-1000 or by fax 212-969-2293. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at abglobal.com.