Mason Street Advisors, LLC (Milwaukee)


Mason Street Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Milwaukee. It manages $27.66 billion of regulatory assets for 31 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Wisconsin.

Mason Street Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and advise clients on developing their investment guidelines; assistance with external managers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mason Street Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mason Street Advisors, LLC is $27.66 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -47% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $27.66 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $892.39 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Mason Street Advisors, LLC 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 Kate Marie Fleming serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, and other investment advisers. The largest group of clients of Kate Marie Fleming is investment companies with 1 clients and $22.2 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Mason Street Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $27.66 billion for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mason Street Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Mason Street Advisors, LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 91 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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.

Kate Marie Fleming has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2004. John Emerson Bentley joined the executive team most recently as the Chairman Of The Board.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Parent company 1 May 2001 75% - 100% 39-0509570
Chris Michael Bauer Independent director 1 Nov 2001 Other 2013379
Mark George Doll President and director 1 Nov 2001 Other 69633
Mason G. Ross Chairman of the board 1 Nov 2001 Other 4468998
Jefferson Vincent Deangelis Treasurer 1 Dec 2001 Other 1241530
Edward Stuart Dryden Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2001 Other 2033420
Kate Marie Fleming President 1 Jan 2004 Other 4765442
General Electric Company Ge anteres capital corp. 1 Oct 2005 75% - 100% 14-0689340
Michael W Zielinski Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 4685280
Ge Anteres Capital Corp Member, quinten road management llc 1 Dec 2006 50% - 75% 90-0239372
Gary Alan Poliner Chairman of the board 1 May 2007 Other 5321664
Patricia Louise Vankampen Vice president-public equities 1 Jun 2008 Other 273307
Ronald Peter Joelson Chairman of the board 1 Aug 2012 Other 2830845
Christopher Paul Swain Vice president-investments 1 Mar 2013 Other 1155581
Llc Mason Street Advisors Member and manager, quinten road management llc 1 Oct 2013 50% - 75% 114085
Randy Michael Pavlick Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 2660106
Andrew John Heistad Vice president and treasurer 1 Jan 2015 Other 4354243
Ralph David Ells Chairman of the board 1 Jan 2015 Other 2288889
John Emerson Bentley Chairman of the board 1 Feb 2016 Other 6613753

Based in Milwaukee

The principal office where Mason Street Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 4797, 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 414-665-5400 or by fax 414-625-7242. The normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday.