Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)

Name: Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc.
Address: 20 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5 J 2 N8
Telephone: 416-364-2299

Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Toronto, Ontario. It manages $239.64 million of regulatory assets for 16 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Kansas.

Gryphon Investment Counsel provides 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.

Gryphon Investment Counsel: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. is $239.64 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -77% since the beginning of its operation, and $235.32 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $239.64 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.98 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 93% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gryphon Investment Counsel 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 Gryphon Investment Counsel serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Gryphon Investment Counsel is pension and profit sharing plans with 7 clients and $187.77 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Gryphon Investment Counsel has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $239.64 million for 14 clients. 93% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gryphon Investment Counsel doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc.

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 55 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Robert Terrence Walsh	President, chief executive officer, chief investment officer and managing partner, director, common shares	1 May 1981	Other	4616128
Ronald Edwin Fraser Kaulbach	Chairman, managing partner, director, common shares	1 May 1981	Other	5767406
Helen Hermine Rosa Michnowiec	Shareholder, common shares	1 May 1981	Other	5767631
George Bartram Kiddell	Chairman and managing partner, director, common shares	1 May 1981	25% - 50%	4616132
Neil John Jones	Shareholder, series i second preferred shares	1 Jan 1996	Other	4616134
Donald Christopher M. Smith	Managing partner, director, common shares	1 Sep 1998	Other	5767405
Judy Lorraine Marie Augustine	Chief financial officer, secretary-treasurer and managing partner, director, common shares	1 Jan 1999	Other	5767400
Michael Craig Pears	Managing partner, director, common shares	1 Apr 2000	Other	5767404
Catherine Protopoulos	Assistant-treasurer, common shares	1 Apr 2000	Other	5767403
Leith Reginald Brock	Shareholder, series ii second preferred shares	1 Mar 2001	Other	5767632
Kathy Lisa Johnston	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2010	Other	5794751
Andrew William Pepper	Marketing and client service officer	1 Feb 2011	Other	6055576
Marc Gregory Marzotto	Associate portfolio manager, common shares	1 Oct 2013	Other	6269859
Denis Michel Taillefer	Associate portfolio manager, common shares	1 Oct 2013	Other	6269861
Linda Helene Denis	Assistant, director of administration, common shares	1 Oct 2013	Other	6269853
Elizabeth Jolanda Kalapos	Network administrator, common shares	1 Oct 2013	Other	6269855
George Bartram Kiddell	Shareholder series ii first preferred shares - non voting	1 Nov 2013	Other	4616132

Based in Toronto, Ontario

The principal office where Gryphon Investment Counsel Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 20 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5 J 2 N8, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 416-364-2299 or by fax 416-362-5552. The normal business hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gryphon.ca.