Panagora Asset Management Inc (Boston)


Panagora Asset Management Inc is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $44.05 billion of regulatory assets for 164 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 26 other states.

Panagora Asset Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and asset allocation services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Panagora Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Panagora Asset Management Inc is $44.05 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 175% since the beginning of its operation, and $30.67 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $43.7 billion in discretionary accounts and $353.32 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $273.1 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $88.33 million.
Panagora Asset Management has custody of $10.51 billion in cash and securities for 21 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 83% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is derivatives, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Panagora Asset Management 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 Eric Hevering Sorensen serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Eric Hevering Sorensen is pooled investment vehicles with 34 clients and $13.2 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Panagora Asset Management has the 6th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $42.51 billion for 156 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Panagora Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, fourteen hedge funds and seven other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $3,000,000.

Careers at Panagora Asset Management Inc

The company employs 158 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 27 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people 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.

Eric Hevering Sorensen has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2004. Edward Enping Qian has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 May 2007. Mark Jonathon Anson joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Nippon Life Insurance Company Direct stockholder 1 Sep 1989 Other 13-2808714
Edgar Eugene Peters Chief investment officer 1 Jan 1990 Other 2019055
Michael H Turpin Treasurer 1 Apr 1991 Other 4330004
Hideichiro Kobayashi Director 1 May 1997 Other 4330009
John Frederick Boneparth Director 1 Feb 1998 Other 1961015
Llc Putnam Investment Management Direct stockholder 1 Feb 1998 50% - 75% 04-2539558
Takashi Minegawa Director 1 Feb 1998 Other 4330017
Llc Putnam Investments Direct stockholder 1 Feb 1998 50% - 75% 04-2539558
Llc Putnam Us Holdings I Direct shareholder 1 Feb 1998 75% - 100% 04-3543044
Steven Spiegel Director 1 Apr 1998 Other 432072
Irene Marie Esteves Director 1 Nov 1998 Other 3212566
William J Poutsiaka President/director 1 Jun 1999 Other 4330005
Thomas Lucey Director 1 Sep 1999 Other 4330007
Michael H Turpin Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2000 Other 4330004
Paul Sutton Chief financial officer and treasurer 1 Feb 2000 Other 4343135
Masahiro Yamada Director 1 Apr 2000 Other 4333737
Kiyoshi Ujihara Director 1 Apr 2000 Other 4333740
John M Brown Director 1 Nov 2001 Other 4290726
Yoshikazu Takeda Director 1 Jun 2003 Other 4765030
Scott Allan Macdonald Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2004 Other 2626266
Scott A Macdonald Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2004 Other 2626266
Linwood Earle Bradford Director 1 Jun 2004 Other 4179446
Eric Hevering Sorensen Director/ceo & president 1 Jul 2004 Other 855174
William J Poutsiaka Chairman 1 Jul 2004 Other 4330005
Francis Joseph Mcnamara Director 1 Jul 2004 Other 2258046
Amrit Kanwal Director 1 Jul 2004 Other 4364304
Linwood Earle Bradford Director 1 Jul 2004 Other 4179446
Jeffrey Lewis Gould Director 1 Jul 2004 Other 1134481
Stephen Mark Oristaglio Director 1 Jul 2004 Other 870739
John Frederick Boneparth Chairman 1 Jan 2005 Other 1961015
Michael H Turpin Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2005 Other 4330004
Kevin Michael Cronin Director 1 Mar 2005 Other 4776669
Sandra C Whiston Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4163886
Jeffrey F Peters Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 2071974
Kevin Michael Cronin Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4776669
Louis Xavier Iglesias Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 5040888
Charles Edgar Haldeman Chairman 1 Jul 2005 Other 1754009
Perry John Vieth Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 1757071
Brian Bruce Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 1697360
Hsiaoping Ronald Hua Chief investment officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 3075837
Edward Enping Qian Chief investment officer 1 May 2007 Other 5472943
Robert Jeffery Orr Director 1 Nov 2007 Other 2991469
Richard B. Tibbetts Director 1 Mar 2008 Other 5513569
Hiroshi Ishimura Director 1 Mar 2008 Other 5513619
Robert Job Head of business development and client solutions 1 Apr 2008 Other 2427134
Philip Keebler Ryan Director 1 Mar 2009 Other 1254185
Tomohiko Masuda Director 1 Mar 2009 Other 5656818
Robert Lloyd Reynolds Director 1 Oct 2009 Other 2009065
Hiroyuki Nishi Director 1 Jun 2011 Other 5983814
George Deckey Mussalli Chief investment officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 2687403
Gregory Dennis Tretiak Director 1 Jul 2012 Other 6153704
Yutaka Ideguchi Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 5922520
Keisuke Kawasaki Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 6178900
Inc. Panagora Holdings Direct shareholder 1 Dec 2013 75% - 100% 46-4590964
Llc Putnam U.S. Holdings I Direct shareholder 1 Feb 2018 Other 04-3543044
Margaret Ethel Wyrwas Director 1 Jul 2018 Other 3259297
Mark Jonathon Anson Director 1 Dec 2018 Other 2502127

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 41 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Power Corporation Of Canada Shareholder 1 Apr 1925 75% - 100% foreign entity
Paul Guy Desmarais Shareholder, director 1 May 1968 50% - 75% 1498207
Power Financial Corporation Shareholder 1 Mar 1986 50% - 75% foreign entity
Llc Putnam Us Holdings I Shareholder 1 Sep 1989 75% - 100% 04-3543044
Inc. Marsh & Mclennan Companies Indirect stockholder 1 Feb 1998 75% - 100% 36-2668272
171263 Canada Inc. Shareholder 1 Mar 1998 50% - 75% foreign entity
171263 Canada Inc. Shareholder 1 Dec 1998 50% - 75% foreign entity
2795957 Canada Inc. Shareholder 1 Dec 1998 75% - 100% foreign entity
Inc. Marsh & Mclennan Companies Parent company 1 Dec 2000 75% - 100% 36-2668272
Gwl&A Financial (Nova Scotia) Co Shareholder 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Gwl&A Financial (Canada) Inc Shareholder 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Great West Lifeco Inc Shareholder 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Great West Financial (Nova Scotia) Co Shareholder 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Great West Financial (Canada) Inc Shareholder 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Putnam Investments Trust Ma business trust 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 04-2539558
Putnam Investments Trust Ii Ma business trust 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 61-1405203
Putnam Llc De llc 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 36-4488942
Putnam Llc De llc 1 Feb 2005 75% - 100% 36-4488942
Llc Putnam Acquisition Financing Member 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% 87-0803672
Inc Putnam Acquisition Financing Member 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% 98-0539229
Gwl&A Financial (Nova Scotia) Co Shareholder 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% foreign entity
Putnam Acquisition Financing Llc Shareholder 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% 87-0803672
Putnam Acquisition Financing Inc Member 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% 98-0539229
Great West Lifeco Us Inc Member 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 26-0682635
Llc Putnam Investments Shareholder 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 26-1080669
Great West Lifeco U.S. Llc Member 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 26-0682635
Putnam U.S. Holdings Inc. Shareholder 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 26-0334814
Llc Putnam Us Holdings Member 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 26-0334814
Putnam Investments Ii Lp Member 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 61-1405203
Llc Putnam Us Holdings Shareholder 1 Aug 2009 75% - 100% 26-0334814
Putnam Us Holdings I Inc Member 1 Aug 2009 75% - 100% 26-0334880
Michel Plessis Belair Trustee 1 Oct 2013 Other 6264973
The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust Shareholder 1 Oct 2013 50% - 75% foreign entity
Jacqueline Desmarais Trustee 1 Oct 2013 Other 6264972
Guy Fortin Trustee 1 Oct 2013 Other 6264971
Andre Desmarais Trustee 1 Oct 2013 Other 6265184
Paul Desmarais Trustee 1 Oct 2013 Other 1498208
Llc Putnam Us Holdings I Shareholder 1 Dec 2013 75% - 100% 04-3543044
Pansolo Holding Inc. Shareholder 1 Oct 2015 50% - 75% foreign entity
The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust Shareholder 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% foreign entity
Sophie Desmarais Trustee 1 Mar 2018 Other 6922224

Based in Boston

The principal office where Panagora Asset Management Inc performs its advisory services is located at One International Place, Boston, MA 02110, 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 617-439-6300 or by fax 617-439-6355. The normal business hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at panagora.com and its LinkedIn profile.