Canterbury Consulting Incorporated (Newport Beach)

Name: Canterbury Consulting Incorporated
Address: 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660 6404
Telephone: 949-721-9580

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $3.73 billion of regulatory assets for 4,040 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 6 other states.

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and advice on matters not involving securities. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Canterbury Consulting Incorporated is $3.73 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -54% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $823.66 million in discretionary accounts and $2.91 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.22 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $864.89 thousand.

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated has custody of $1.89 billion in cash and securities for 37 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Canterbury Consulting Incorporated for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. 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 Donald Robinson Cluck serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Donald Robinson Cluck is charitable organizations with 69 clients and $2.64 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Canterbury Consulting Incorporated has the highest percentage of charitable organizations out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.73 billion for 183 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 4% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated also advises several private funds. Namely, two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at Canterbury Consulting Incorporated

The company employs 58 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 19 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.

Donald Robinson Cluck has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2009. Debashis Chowdhury joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Maria Suzanne Chapman	Assistant vice president	1 Oct 1994	Other	2796541
Janelle Pederson	Assistant vice president	1 Nov 1995	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Poorvi Parekh	Vp/ director of manager search	1 Oct 1996	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Alex Kim	Avp/ manager of analytics	1 Jul 1999	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Leonard A Iii Yerkes	Senior vice president	1 Oct 1999	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Richard Duane Bruce	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2001	Other	4352259
Adele Hughes Berwanger	Managing director	1 Aug 2001	Other	2068413
Donald Robinson Cluck	Ceo/president	1 Aug 2001	25% - 50%	863902
Kenneth Peter Krueger	Managing director	1 Aug 2001	Other	275918
James Robert Kearny	Chief operating/chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2001	Other	2508390
Janelle Pederson	Corporate secretary	1 Aug 2001	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Scott Laven	Senior vice president	1 Aug 2001	Other	1497898
Jerry Dale Iii Montgomery	Managing director	1 Jul 2002	Other	1874730
Debashis Chowdhury	Managing director	1 Aug 2004	Other	3146678
Matthew Thomas Fettig	Senior research analyst	1 Aug 2004	Other	2922675
Amy Michelle Gratteau	Senior marketing associate	1 Aug 2004	Other	2986612
Brandon Dale Baker	Director of analytics	1 Aug 2004	Other	4424078
Fu Ting Hong	Chief compliance officer (cco)	1 Dec 2004	Other	4014659
Ryan Otto Schielein	Senior reseach analyst	1 Mar 2007	Other	4445017
Aaron Davis Jett	Senior research analyst	1 Mar 2007	Other	4102510
Nolan C Wood	Vice president	1 Aug 2007	Other	3041549
Paul Maurice Newton	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2008	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Kenneth Peter Krueger	Chief compliance officer; finop; amlco	1 Oct 2008	Other	275918
Janelle Pederson	Director of human resources and adminstration	1 Nov 2008	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Mark August Mittmann	Chief compliance officer (cco); aml compliance officer (amlco)	1 Aug 2009	Other	5080856
Donald Robinson Cluck	Chairman	1 Oct 2009	25% - 50%	863902
Poorvi Rajen Parekh	Chief executive officer	1 Oct 2009	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Matthew Thomas Fettig	Director of manager research	1 Oct 2009	Other	2922675
Paul Maurice Newton	Chief financial officer; finop	1 Jan 2010	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Ryan Michael Quinn	Senior research analyst	1 Apr 2010	Other	3179079
Jason E Levey	Vice president	1 Feb 2012	Other	4793252
Jason Eric Levey	Vice president	1 Feb 2012	Other	4793252
Kenneth Peter Krueger	Managing director	1 Mar 2012	Other	275918
Janelle Pederson	Director of human resources and adminstration	1 Mar 2012	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Janelle Lorraine Pederson	Director of human resources and adminstration	1 Mar 2012	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Amy Michelle Gratteau	Director of marketing	1 Mar 2012	Other	2986612
James Matthew Howell	Chief investment officer & director of research	1 Nov 2012	Other	2290777
Jenifer Ann Moore	Sr. client service specialist	1 Jan 2013	Other	4313109
Gregory Bryan Kornmann	Manager of analytics	1 Jan 2013	Other	4887512
Ryan Michael Quinn	Director of alternative investment research	1 Mar 2013	Other	3179079
Teresa Batres	Chief financial officer; finop	1 Mar 2013	Other	5481832
Ryan Otto Schielein	Director of private equity research	1 Mar 2013	Other	4445017
Aaron Davis Jett	Director of equity research	1 Mar 2013	Other	4102510
Michael Scott Laven	Chief executive officer	1 Sep 2013	Other	1497898
Poorvi Rajen Parekh	Director of outsourced investments/chief compliance officer (cco)	1 Sep 2013	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Benjamin Ray Francois	President	1 Sep 2013	Other	4339164
Michael Ethridge	Chief operating officer	1 Sep 2013	Other	6293285
Alexander Joseph Cochran	Associate	1 Sep 2013	Other	5693490
Michael Brian Ethridge	Chief operating officer	1 Sep 2013	Other	6293285
Reshma B Patel	Marketing manager	1 Nov 2013	Other	5200008
Adrienne Cherie Deangelis	Manager of client services	1 Jul 2014	Other	4811620
Trevor Michael Schuesler	Research analyst	1 Jul 2014	Other	5852432
Sean Touhey	Vice president	1 Jul 2014	Other	4709448
Debashis Chowdhury	President	1 Jul 2015	Other	3146678

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Canterbury Consulting Incorporated performs its advisory services is located at 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 6404, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Seattle, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-721-9580 or by fax 949-721-9973. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at canterburyconsulting.com and its LinkedIn profile.