Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc. (Boston)

Name: Fortis Investment Management Usa, Inc.
Address: 75 State Street, 6 Th Floor, Boston, MA, 02109
Telephone: 617-478-7200

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. 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.

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.