Csam Capital Inc. (New York)


Csam Capital Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $17.31 billion of regulatory assets for 87 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 48 other states.

Csam Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and market timing 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.

Csam Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Csam Capital Inc. is $17.31 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 124% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $17.31 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $198.99 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Csam Capital Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Csam Capital Inc.

Laurence Smith has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2002. George Ronald Hornig joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jack Lawrence Rubin Managing director, private equity group 1 Jan 1994 Other 2464252
John Sebastian Paolella Director, exchange fund group 1 Aug 1994 Other 2475433
Thomas Suffern Tailer Gimbel Managing director, hedge fund investments 1 Jan 1999 Other 1062206
Csam Americas Holding Corp. Owner of 100% of member interests 1 Nov 2000 75% - 100% 51-0327865
James Patrick Mccaughan Director and chief executive officer 1 Nov 2000 Other 3074797
G Moffett Cochran Director and president 1 Nov 2000 Other 2264835
Martin Jaffe Director and chief financial officer 1 Nov 2000 Other 867822
Hal Liebes Director and secretary 1 Nov 2000 Other 2553531
Matthew Charles Moss Director and treasurer 1 Jul 2001 Other 4499363
Laurence Smith Director 1 Mar 2002 Other 1933122
Michael A. Pignataro Secretary and director of finance and administration 1 Mar 2002 Other 4519819
Arleen Marie Baez Director of operations 1 Mar 2002 Other 2108505
George Ronald Hornig Managing director 1 Jul 2004 Other 1817508
Eileen E Ryan Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2004 Other 2014783
J Albert Smith Chairman and president 1 Jul 2004 Other 1725193
Timothy Barnes Chief operating officer 1 Jul 2004 Other 4837127

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Credit Suisse Asset Management Holding Corp. Sole shareholder 1 Nov 2000 75% - 100% 13-3957137
Inc. Credit Suisse First Boston Sole shareholder 1 Nov 2000 75% - 100% 13-2853402
Credit Suisse First Boston Shareholder 1 Nov 2000 50% - 75% foreign
Credit Suisse Group Shareholder 1 Nov 2000 25% - 50% foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Csam Capital Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 11 Madison Avenue, 16 Th Floor, New York, NY 10010, 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)325-2000 or by fax (212) 325-8256. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.