Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. (New York)


Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $174.47 million of regulatory assets for 25 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Bear Stearns Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bear Stearns Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. is $174.47 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -87% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.26 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $174.47 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $6.98 million each.
Bear Stearns Asset Management has custody of $174.47 million in cash and securities for 21 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bear Stearns Asset Management 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.

What kind of clients Richard Thomas Madsen serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Richard Thomas Madsen is pooled investment vehicles with 25 clients and $174.47 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Bear Stearns Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $174.47 million for 25 clients. 28% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bear Stearns Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, ten private equity funds and five securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc.

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 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.

Richard Thomas Madsen has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2015. Megan Ann Mcclellan joined the executive team most recently as the Director/Chief Financial Officer/Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Bear Stearns Companies Llc Direct parent 1 Oct 1985 75% - 100% 13-3286161
Lawrence Mark Unrein Director, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president 1 Jun 2008 Other 4380391
Roger Raymond Baumann Director/managing director 1 Jun 2008 Other 2098652
Gregory Gil Quental Director/managing director 1 Jun 2008 Other 2892705
Scott Edward Richter Secretary/managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 2859318
Nina Dostal Mettelman Chief compliance officer/executive director 1 Jan 2009 Other 4325121
Craig Michael Sullivan Director/chief financial officer/managing director 1 Aug 2010 Other 5841189
Eric Karl Hildenbrand Chief compliance officer / executive director 1 May 2014 Other 6360372
Richard Thomas Madsen Director/managing director 1 Mar 2015 Other 5379532
Richard T. Madsen Director/managing director 1 Mar 2015 Other 5379532
Lisa Teresa Vicital Director/managing director 1 Mar 2015 Other 1214465
Douglas Clark Wurth Director/managing director 1 Mar 2015 Other 2937948
Megan Ann Mcclellan Director/chief financial officer/managing director 1 Jun 2017 Other 4752817

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 100% shareholder of applicants direct parent 1 Jun 2008 75% - 100% 13-2624428
Jpmorgan Chase Holdings Llc 100% shareholder 1 Apr 2017 75% - 100% 81-3858870

Based in New York

The principal office where Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 320 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-648-2772. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday.