Svb Asset Management (San Francisco)


Svb Asset Management is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $38.47 billion of regulatory assets for 678 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 15 other states.

Svb Asset Management 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.

Svb Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Svb Asset Management is $38.47 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 16000% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.4 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $38.47 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $56.74 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 38% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 28% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Svb Asset Management 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 Bruce E Wallace serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, other investment advisers, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Bruce E Wallace is corporations or other businesses with 663 clients and $38.14 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Svb Asset Management has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $38.47 billion for 672 clients. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Svb Asset Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Svb Asset Management

The company employs 60 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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.

Bruce E Wallace has been acting as President since 1 May 2011. James Evert Anderson has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 2002. Ninh Danh Chung joined the executive team most recently as the President, Ceo And Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Silicon Valley Bank Parent 1 Nov 2002 75% - 100% 92-2875288
James Evert Anderson Chief investment officer 1 Nov 2002 Other 2735530
Lauren Amber Friedman Chief financial officer, director 1 Nov 2002 Other 2112387
John H Chung Chief legal and compliance officer 1 Nov 2002 Other 1774868
John Thomas Bentley Director 1 Nov 2002 Other 1232198
Kenneth Parmalee Wilcox Director 1 Nov 2002 Other 4487249
Joseph Richard Conway Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2003 Other 1666588
Tom Robert Wagner Director 1 Jun 2003 Other 2747274
Marc Joseph Verissimo Acting chief finanacial officer 1 Oct 2003 Other 4489960
Derek Paul Witte Corporate secretary 1 Mar 2004 Other 4774556
Jack Jenkins Stark Chief financial officer 1 May 2004 Other 4835352
Jack Francis Jenkins Stark Chief financial officer 1 May 2004 Other 4835352
William Brian Mahon Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 2992662
Adam Charles Dean President 1 Mar 2006 Other 3117304
Lauri Lynn Moss Director 1 Nov 2006 Other 1377807
Michael David Selfridge Director 1 Nov 2006 Other 5305942
Gregory Wayne Becker Director 1 Nov 2006 Other 4511265
Michael Richard Descheneaux Director 1 May 2007 Other 5340978
Joseph Wade Morgan Chief investment officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 4816078
Thomas Marsh Vertin Director 1 Mar 2009 Other 5650529
John Gary Utschig Chief compliance officer & anti-money laundering 1 Nov 2009 Other 2526045
Joseph Wade Morgan Chief investment officer and director 1 May 2010 Other 4816078
Lauri Lynn Moss President & ceo, director 1 May 2011 Other 1377807
Kamran Fouad Husain Director and chief financial officer 1 May 2011 Other 5947865
Loo Oun Yee Annie Secretary 1 May 2011 Other 5948734
Bruce E Wallace Director 1 May 2011 Other 5675826
Claire Elisabeth Grosjean Chief financial officer 1 May 2011 Other 5259805
Jeffrey Naylor Schnitz Managing director and director 1 Sep 2011 Other 2659365
Ninh Danh Chung Director 1 Aug 2015 Other 3040183
Joan Parsons Director 1 Aug 2015 Other 6562317
Amena Piracha Secretary 1 Aug 2015 Other 5935305
Wendy W Cheung Aml officer`` 1 Sep 2015 Other 6564213
Darcey Noel Hall Anti-money laundering officer 1 Feb 2016 Other 2599719
David Michael Sabow Director 1 Aug 2017 Other 5138501
Kara Nicole Hackenburg Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2017 Other 2675466
Ninh Danh Chung President, ceo and director 1 Mar 2019 Other 3040183
William Stevenson Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 7091639

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Svb Financial Group Parent 1 Feb 1999 75% - 100% 91-1962278
Silicon Valley Bancshares Parent 1 Feb 1999 75% - 100% 91-1962278

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Svb Asset Management performs its advisory services is located at 505 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Newton, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 866-719-9117. 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 svb.com/assetmanagement.