Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (New York)

Name: Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.
Address: One Grand Central Place, New York, NY, 10165
Telephone: 212-908-9500

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $88.62 billion of regulatory assets for 1,742 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Connecticut, and 18 other states.

Boston Partners Global Investors 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.

Boston Partners Global Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. is $88.62 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 12% since the beginning of its operation, and $19.43 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $82.35 billion in discretionary accounts and $6.27 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $47.88 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $285 million.

Boston Partners Global Investors has custody of $827.55 million in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Boston Partners Global Investors, 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.

What kind of clients Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano is investment companies with 13 clients and $47.07 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Boston Partners Global Investors has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $81.62 billion for 246 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 22% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Boston Partners Global Investors also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and three other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.

The company employs 152 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2016. Kenneth Michael Lengieza joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Robeco Us Holding	Sole shareholder	1 Jan 2006	75% - 100%	foreign
Inc. Oce Us Holding	Sole shareholder	1 Jan 2006	75% - 100%	foreign
William George Butterly	Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2008	Other	2357915
Joseph Francis Feeney	Co-ceo & director	1 Jul 2008	Other	5253812
Mark Edward Donovan	Co-ceo & director	1 Jul 2008	Other	2437284
Matthew John Davis	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2008	Other	2869210
Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano	Director	1 Sep 2016	Other	6694341
Paul Edward Wilson	Director	1 Apr 2017	Other	6800473
Matthew John Davis	Chief operating officer	1 May 2017	Other	2869210
Greg Allan Varner	Chief financial officer & treasurer	1 May 2017	Other	3258416
David Gordon Van Hooser	Director	1 Jun 2017	Other	4155493
Stan Hiroto Koyanagi	Director	1 Feb 2018	Other	6914529
Kenneth Michael Lengieza	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2018	Other	6954504

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Robeco Groep N.V.	Sole shareholder	1 Dec 2003	75% - 100%	foreign
Orix Corporation	Majority shareholder	1 Jul 2013	75% - 100%	13-2792249
Robeco Us Holding B.V.	Sole shareholder	1 Nov 2014	75% - 100%	foreign
Robeco Groep N.V.	Sole shareholder	1 Nov 2014	75% - 100%	foreign
Orix Corporation Europe N.V.	Sole shareholder	1 Nov 2014	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Grand Central Place, New York, NY 10165, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Los Angeles, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-908-9500. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at boston-partners.com and its LinkedIn profile.