David L. Babson & Company Inc. (Cambridge)

Name: David L. Babson & Company Inc.
Address: One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, 02142 1300
Telephone: 617-225-3800

David L. Babson & Company Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Cambridge. It manages $81.88 billion of regulatory assets for 845 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 46 other states.

David L. Babson & Company provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and market timing services. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

David L. Babson & Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of David L. Babson & Company Inc. is $81.88 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 35% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $81.37 billion in discretionary accounts and $506.83 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $106.65 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $6.18 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay David L. Babson & Company Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, 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.

Careers at David L. Babson & Company Inc.

Robert Ligouri has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2000. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder Of Massmutual Holding Llc.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dlb Acquisition Corporation	Direct owner	1 Jun 1995	75% - 100%	04-3278164
Frank Louis Tarantino	Director, managing director, cfo,cco	1 Feb 1997	Other	1620557
Stuart Henry Reese	Director, president & ceo	1 Oct 1999	Other	4336502
Mary Ellen Wilson	Managing director	1 Oct 1999	Other	2329771
Stuart Harry Reese	Director, president & ceo	1 Oct 1999	Other	4336502
Mary Wilson Kibbe	Managing director	1 Oct 1999	Other	2329771
Kevin Michael Mcclintock	Director, managing director	1 Dec 1999	Other	1884534
Kenneth Lewis Hargreaves	Managing director	1 Jan 2000	Other	4336464
Robert Eugene Joyal	Director, managing director	1 Jan 2000	Other	4336471
Efrem Marder	Managing director	1 Jan 2000	Other	4336498
Stephen Leslie Kuhn	General counsel	1 Jan 2000	Other	4340676
Robert Ligouri	Director	1 Mar 2000	Other	4336516
Robert Liguori	Director	1 Mar 2000	Other	4336516
Roger William Crandall	Managing director	1 Oct 2001	Other	4486307
William Francis Glavin	Chief operating officer	1 Apr 2003	Other	2666939
James E Masur	Chief financial officer, comptroller and managing director	1 Sep 2003	Other	4713073
Massmutual Holding Llc	Direct owner	1 Jul 2004	75% - 100%	04-2854319

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company	Shareholder of holding company	1 Jun 1995	75% - 100%	04-1590850
Massmutual Holding Trust I	Shareholder of dlb acquisition corporation	1 Dec 1996	75% - 100%	04-3343737
Massmutual Holding Company	Shareholder of holding trust	1 Dec 1996	75% - 100%	04-2854319
Massmutual Holding Company	Shareholder of dlb acquistion corporation	1 Dec 2001	75% - 100%	04-2854319
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company	Shareholder of massmutual holding llc	1 Jul 2004	75% - 100%	04-1590850

Based in Cambridge

The principal office where David L. Babson & Company Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142 1300, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Hartford, CT. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-225-3800 or by fax 617-761-6101. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.dlbabson.com.