Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC (Stamford)

Name: Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC
Address: 300 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT, 06901
Telephone: 203-324-4722

Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Stamford. It manages $5.15 billion of regulatory assets for 358 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 13 other states.

Hardman Johnston Global Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Hardman Johnston Global Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC is $5.15 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -15% since the beginning of its operation, and $490.07 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.15 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.37 million each.

Hardman Johnston Global Advisors has custody of $575.13 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 89% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Jeffrey Stuart Meyer 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 Jeffrey Stuart Meyer is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $2.46 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Hardman Johnston Global Advisors has the 4th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.13 billion for 357 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Hardman Johnston Global Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, seven other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $200,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC

The company employs 23 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 35 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Jeffrey Stuart Meyer has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2013. Bruce Adam Albert joined the executive team most recently as the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Julie Ann O'connor	Chief operating officer	1 Dec 2008	Other	5572960
Jeffrey Stuart Meyer	President	1 Jan 2013	Other	1259541
Richard Johnston	Chief investment officer, u.s. strategies	1 Mar 2016	Other	260659
Cassandra A Hardman	Chief investment officer, international & global strategies	1 Mar 2016	Other	2278445
Hardman Johnston Midco Llc	Member	1 Mar 2016	75% - 100%	35-2555181
Bruce Adam Albert	General counsel & chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2016	Other	5072589

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Hardman Johnston S Holding Inc.	Member	1 Mar 2016	75% - 100%	81-1083818

Based in Stamford

The principal office where Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 300 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, 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 203-324-4722 or by fax 203-324-4822. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at hardmanjohnston.com.