Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated (Pasadena)


Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated is a large advisory firm based in Pasadena. It manages $4.03 billion of regulatory assets for 20 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated is $4.03 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 14% since the beginning of its operation, and $96.75 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.03 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $201.67 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 95% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Robert Michael Ettinger serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Robert Michael Ettinger is investment companies with 6 clients and $2.81 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.94 billion for 16 clients. 10% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated

The company employs 15 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 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.

Robert Michael Ettinger has been acting as President since 1 Dec 1996. Robert Eric Chadwick joined the executive team most recently as the President & Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Donald Frasier Crumrine Chairman of the board 1 Dec 1996 Other 58166
Robert Michael Ettinger President 1 Dec 1996 Other 4342439
The Flaherty Trust Shareholder 1 Jan 1997 Other n/a
Robert Thomas Flaherty Shareholder 1 Jan 1997 Other 209322
The Crumrine Trust Shareholder 1 Mar 1997 25% - 50% n/a
Donald Frasier Crumrine Shareholder 1 Mar 1997 Other 58166
The Ettinger Trust Shareholder 1 Apr 1997 25% - 50% n/a
Robert Michael Ettinger Shareholder 1 Apr 1997 Other 4342439
Robert Eric Chadwick Vice president 1 Aug 2001 Other 4519380
Bradford Sydenham Stone Vice president 1 May 2003 Other 1186047
Christopher Douglas Ryan Vice president 1 Feb 2004 Other 2083934
Laurie C. Lodolo Secretary & assistant compliance officer 1 Feb 2004 Other 4782632
Laurie Caddell Lodolo Secretary & assistant compliance officer 1 Feb 2004 Other 4782632
Chad Christopher Conwell Chief legal officer & chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2005 Other 5041482
The Chadwick Family Trust Shareholder 1 May 2006 Other n/a
Robert Eric Chadwick Vice president & director 1 May 2006 Other 4519380
Bradford Sydenham Stone Vice president & director 1 May 2006 Other 1186047
Rick J Seto Vice president 1 Dec 2007 Other 1859728
Rick Jone Seto Vice president 1 Dec 2007 Other 1859728
The Conwell Family Trust Shareholder 1 Jan 2011 Other n/a
Robert Eric Chadwick President & director 1 Sep 2014 Other 4519380
Bradford Sydenham Stone Executive vice president, chief financial officer & director 1 Sep 2014 Other 1186047
Chad Christopher Conwell Executive vice president, chief legal officer, chief compliance officer & director 1 Sep 2014 Other 5041482

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Thomas Flaherty Trustee 1 Dec 1982 Other 209322
Donald Frasier Crumrine Trustee 1 Mar 1989 Other 58166
Lucille Harbour Crumrine Trustee 1 Mar 1989 Other 5124444
Robert Michael Ettinger Trustee 1 Mar 1989 Other 4342439
Jane Zimmerman Ettinger Trustee 1 Mar 1989 Other 1039344
Lucille H. Crumrine Trustee 1 Mar 1989 Other 5124444
Jane Z. Ettinger Trustee 1 Mar 1989 Other 1039344
Robert Eric Chadwick Trustee 1 Mar 2006 Other 4519380
Becky Ann Chadwick Trustee 1 Mar 2006 Other 5160500
Christina L Conwell Trustee 1 Jan 2011 Other 5904852
Chad Christopher Conwell Trustee 1 Jan 2011 Other 5041482

Based in Pasadena

The principal office where Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated performs its advisory services is located at 301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101 1911, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Summit, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 626-795-7300. The normal business hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at flaherty-crumrine.com..