Opus Investment Management, Inc. (Worcester)


Opus Investment Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Worcester. It manages $11.14 billion of regulatory assets for 87 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Massachusetts, New York, and Texas.

Opus Investment Management provides portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Opus Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Opus Investment Management, Inc. is $11.14 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -39% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.64 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $11.14 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $128.05 million each.
Opus Investment Management has custody of $1.01 billion in cash and securities for 24 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 26% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Opus Investment Management, Inc. 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 Charles Frederick Cronin serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, corporations or other businesses, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Charles Frederick Cronin is insurance companies with 43 clients and $9.83 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Opus Investment Management has the highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $11.14 billion for 50 clients. 6% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Opus Investment Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Opus Investment Management, Inc.

The company employs 22 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 59 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

Charles Frederick Cronin has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2011. Joseph Julian Scavetti joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Scott Charles Hyney Vice president 1 Apr 1993 Other 4356804
Rene Joseph Labonte Vice president 1 Apr 1993 Other 2800775
Ann Kirkpatrick Tripp Vice president 1 Apr 1993 Other 4356826
John Patrick Kavanaugh Director & president 1 Jun 1995 Other 2794528
Inc. The Hanover Insurance Group Owner 1 Oct 1995 75% - 100% 04-3263626
Allmerica Financial Corporation Owner 1 Oct 1995 75% - 100% 04-3263626
Joseph William Macdougall Secretary/clerk; counsel 1 Apr 1996 Other 2351509
Richard John Litchfield Vice president 1 Jul 1997 Other 2800769
Richard John Litchfield Vice president 1 Apr 1998 Other 2800769
Thomas E. Hardy Vice president 1 Jul 1998 Other 4772374
J Kendall Huber Director 1 Mar 2000 Other 2068417
Mark Christopher Mcgivney Treasurer 1 Mar 2000 Other 2788697
Nathaniel B. Chamberlain Vice president 1 Apr 2001 Other 4772352
Robert Joseph Swidey V.p. & chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2001 Other 2151677
Edward J Parry Director 1 Dec 2002 Other 2357663
Donald Paul Wayman V.p. & chief compliance officer 1 May 2003 Other 4179141
George Morley Boyd Secretary/clerk 1 Feb 2005 Other 1485768
Daniel John Desmarais Vice president 1 Jun 2005 Other 2086311
Sheila Barbara St. Hilaire Secretary 1 Aug 2005 Other 1462552
Ann Kirkpatrick Tripp Director & president 1 Mar 2006 Other 4356826
Donald Paul Wayman V.p., secretary & chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 4179141
Eugene M. Bullis Director 1 Nov 2007 Other 4716806
Robert P Myron Treasurer 1 Nov 2007 Other 5458073
David B. Greenfield Director 1 Dec 2010 Other 5894582
Charles Frederick Cronin Director 1 Mar 2011 Other 4212484
David B. Greenfield Director and executive chairman of the board 1 Sep 2011 Other 5894582
Jeffrey Mark Farber Director & executive chairman 1 Jan 2017 Other 4192238
Emily K Silva Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 3224656
Lynne Ann Mcentegart Secretary 1 Sep 2017 Other 2848475
Joseph Julian Scavetti Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2018 Other 2275422

Based in Worcester

The principal office where Opus Investment Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 440 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01653 0002, 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 508-855-3567 or by fax 508-855-4846. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at opusinvestment.com.