Mio Partners, Inc. (New York)


Mio Partners, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $26.23 billion of regulatory assets for 46 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004.

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Mio Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and portfolio management for employees securities companies. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mio Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mio Partners, Inc. is $26.23 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 685% since the beginning of its operation, and $9.51 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $26.23 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $570.28 million each.
Mio Partners has custody of $594.71 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 69% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-exchange traded securities, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Mio Partners, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.

What kind of clients Timothy J E Church serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Timothy J E Church is pooled investment vehicles with 45 clients and $19.75 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Mio Partners has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $19.75 billion for 262 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 18% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mio Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, seven hedge funds and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $100,000.

Careers at Mio Partners, Inc.

The company employs 170 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 21 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone 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.

Timothy J E Church has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1998. Lisa Chun joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Timothy J E Church President 1 Jan 1998 Other 4361889
Todd Tibbetts Vice president -- investments & chief investment officer 1 Dec 2000 Other 3047712
Virginia Molino Vice president & secretary 1 Dec 2000 Other 4650264
Frank Goveia Vice president & chief financial officer 1 Apr 2002 Other 1390310
Nellie Gilligan Vice president - legal & assistant secretary 1 Dec 2002 Other 4650259
Roger Charles Kline Director 1 Dec 2002 Other 4650262
Inc. Mio Group Shareholder 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 56-2320830
Mio Group Shareholder 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 56-2320830
Kevin Buehler Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938389
Donald Waite Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938408
David Hunt Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938400
William Meehan Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938403
Patrick Viguerie Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938405
Dominic Casserley Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938579
Jorge Fergie Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938580
Alan Morgan Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938581
Simen Vier Simensen Director 1 Jan 2004 Other 4938585
Guy Talarico Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 4865564
Guy Talarico Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4865564
Guy Francis Talarico Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4865564
Virginia Molino Assistant secretary 1 Dec 2004 Other 4650264
Casey Lipscomb Vice president -- legal & secretary 1 Dec 2004 Other 4938355
Toos Daruvala Director 1 Dec 2004 Other 4938398
Stefan Spang Director 1 Dec 2004 Other 4938584
Barry Cohen Treasurer 1 Dec 2004 Other 1725177
Randi Zeller Kovacs Assistant secretary 1 Dec 2004 Other 4938384
Christian Casal Director 1 Jun 2005 Other 5123910
Jon Garcia Director 1 Dec 2006 Other 5314997
Randi Zeller Kovacs Assistant secretary 1 Dec 2006 Other 4938384
Stephen Piccininni Treasurer 1 Jul 2007 Other 5504450
Paal Weberg Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 5656263
Gunnar Pritsch Chief risk officer and chief operating officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 5656313
Gordon Orr Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 5656267
William Huyett Chairman 1 Oct 2008 Other 5655692
Ivo Bozon Director 1 Mar 2011 Other 5904418
Adil Zainulbhai Director 1 Nov 2013 Other 6286927
Matthew Charles Kelly Vide president-finance and cheif financial officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 2697136
Peter H Williams Chief technology officer 1 May 2014 Other 2792032
Martin Huber Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 6466034
Elizabeth Lempres Director 1 Nov 2014 Other 6466021
Vikram Malhotra Director 1 Dec 2015 Other 6578406
Toos Daruvala Co-chief executive officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 4938398
Thomas I Barkin Director 1 Jun 2017 Other 6797933
Magnus Tyreman Director 1 Nov 2017 Other 6876541
Timothy Flynn Director 1 Nov 2017 Other 6886947
Kevin Speicher Director 1 Nov 2017 Other 6886952
Christine Cumming Director 1 Nov 2017 Other 6886954
Jean Christophe Mieszala Director 1 Jun 2018 Other 6973993
Lisa Chun Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2018 Other 5115433

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Mckinsey & Company Shareholder 1 Oct 1986 75% - 100% 13-1826332

Based in New York

The principal office where Mio Partners, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 245 Park Avenue, 13 Th Floor, New York, NY 10167, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Atlanta, GA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-203-4000 or by fax 646-307-6645. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at miopartners.com.