Ppm America, Inc. (Chicago)

Ppm America provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and see schedule d - miscellaneous. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ppm America: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ppm America, Inc. is $108.4 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 169% since the beginning of its operation, and $42.36 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $108.36 billion in discretionary accounts and $47.37 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.44 billion each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $47.37 million.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 10% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ppm America, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, 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 Thomas Paul Hyatte serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Thomas Paul Hyatte is insurance companies with 11 clients and $85.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Ppm America has the highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $108.1 billion for 34 clients. 37% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ppm America also advises several private funds. Namely, five private equity funds and two securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $500,000 to $300,000,000.

Careers at Ppm America, Inc.

The company employs 240 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 45 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 people 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.

Thomas Paul Hyatte has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2014. James Donald Young has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2008. Mary T Capasso joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 37 indirect owners.

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Ppm America, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 225 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Schaumburg, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-634-2500 or by fax 312-634-0049. The normal business hours are 8 a.m to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ppmamerica.com.

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