Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc (Cincinnati)

Name: Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc
Address: 303 Broadway, Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Telephone: 513-361-7600

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc is a large advisory firm based in Cincinnati. It manages $52.42 billion of regulatory assets for 1,592 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 22 other states.

Fort Washington Investment Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and sub-advisory. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fort Washington Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc is $52.42 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 199% since the beginning of its operation, and $933.95 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $52.2 billion in discretionary accounts and $217.55 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $33.79 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $4.63 million.

Fort Washington Investment Advisors has custody of $268.95 million in cash and securities for 100 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 19% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based 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 Joseph Wuebbling 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 Donald Joseph Wuebbling is insurance companies with 14 clients and $36.66 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Fort Washington Investment Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $52.42 billion for 555 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Fort Washington Investment Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds, two other private funds, and twenty four private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $157,940,000.

Careers at Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc

The company employs 143 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 62 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 21 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Donald Joseph Wuebbling has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1990. Steven Kenneth Kreider has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 May 2014. Jay Vincent Johnson joined the executive team most recently as the Treasurer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Donald Joseph Wuebbling	Director	1 Jun 1990	Other	473438
William Francis Ledwin	President	1 Jun 1990	Other	2185380
The Western And Southern Life Insurance Company	Parent company	1 Jun 1990	75% - 100%	31-0487145
Kenneth John Ryan	Avp director of operations	1 Jan 1996	Other	4338010
John Joseph Oconnor	Director research	1 May 1997	Other	4361225
James Joseph Vance	Treasurer	1 Jun 1997	Other	3235324
James James Vance	Treasurer	1 Jun 1997	Other	3235324
Augustine Anthony Long	Director of marketing	1 Jul 1999	Other	1374500
John Finn Barrett	Director	1 Jan 2000	Other	2066172
Maryellen Peretzky	Asst. secretary	1 Jun 2000	Other	1062971
Terrie Ann Wiedenheft	Asst treasurer	1 Jun 2000	Other	2619213
Michele Hawkins	Compliance officer	1 Sep 2000	Other	1317079
Mark Andrew Frietch	Managing,director of securities operations and marketing	1 Jan 2002	Other	1840739
Nicholas Peter Sargen	Director, chief economist	1 Jun 2003	Other	1605778
Maribeth Sembach Rahe	President & ceo	1 Nov 2003	Other	4357217
Robert Lewis Walker	Director	1 Jan 2004	Other	1137614
Michele Hawkins	Chief compliance officer, managing director	1 Jul 2004	Other	1317079
Margaret Cregor Bell	Managing director of business development and sales	1 Jul 2004	Other	4338568
Augustine Anthony Long	Co-head private equity	1 Jul 2004	Other	1374500
Llc Western & Southern Investment Holdings	Parent	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	06-1804434
Llc W&S Operating Holdings	Parent	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	06-1804434
Jonathan David Niemeyer	Secretary	1 Mar 2009	Other	5863603
Jeffrey David Meek	Chief financial officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	6316120
Steven Kenneth Kreider	Chief investment officer	1 May 2014	Other	1339482
David Todd Henderson	Chief risk officer	1 Oct 2014	Other	1189525
Stephen Roy Mullin	Managing director, private client group	1 Mar 2015	Other	2341041
Jonathan David Niemeyer	Director	1 Mar 2016	Other	5863603
Jeffrey Laurence Stainton	Secretary	1 Mar 2016	Other	6629857
Roger Michael Lanham	Senior vice president, co-chief investment officer	1 Apr 2016	Other	6630077
Brendan Matthew White	Senior vice president, co-chief investment officer	1 Apr 2016	Other	6628990
Martin Wesley Flesher	Managing director of business development and sales	1 May 2017	Other	2344120
Eric J Walzer	Vice president, investment operations	1 Aug 2017	Other	2887084
Gerald Joseph Ulland	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2017	Other	6840904
Jay Vincent Johnson	Treasurer	1 May 2018	Other	6607547

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Western Southern Mutual Holding Company	Parent	1 Sep 2000	75% - 100%	31-1732405
Western Southern Financial Group	Parent	1 Sep 2000	75% - 100%	31-1732404
The Western And Southern Life Insurance Company	Parent	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	31-0487145

Based in Cincinnati

The principal office where Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc performs its advisory services is located at 303 Broadway, Cincinnati, OH 45202 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 2388, Cincinnati, OH 45201 2388. An additional office of the firm is in Columbus, OH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 513-361-7600 or by fax 513-361-7689. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fortwashington.com/.