Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC (Richmond)


Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC is a large advisory firm based in Richmond. It manages $19.88 billion of regulatory assets for 7,641 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley provides 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, and unified managed accounts. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC is $19.88 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 161% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.22 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $18.78 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.1 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $10.34 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $189.27 thousand.
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley has custody of $90.94 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 88% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.

What kind of clients Lawrence Edward Gibson serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, 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 Lawrence Edward Gibson is investment companies with 15 clients and $10.7 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $17.21 billion for 340 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.

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and three other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

The company employs 74 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 22 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Lawrence Edward Gibson has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2005. Brett Phelan Hawkins has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2015. Wayne Winborne Boyles joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Cheryl Morris Sherman Treasurer 1 Mar 1999 Other 4343348
Cheryl Morris Mounce Treasurer 1 Mar 1999 Other 4343348
Alfred Gordon Goodykoontz Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2000 Other 225547
Scott Francis Powers Manager 1 Sep 2002 Other 1482612
Lori Nardulli Anderson Manager/risk manager/director of operations 1 Jan 2003 Other 5774964
Horace Pritchard Whitworth Manager/ceo/cfo 1 Jul 2005 Other 1701771
Lawrence Edward Gibson Manager/chairman 1 Jul 2005 Other 1150917
Herbert Bruce Thomson Manager/secretary 1 Jul 2005 Other 721110
Matthew Gilmour Thompson Manager (chairman) 1 Jul 2005 Other 1701780
Frank Hartranft Reichel Manager/president 1 Jan 2007 Other 4535230
Frank H Reichel Chief investment officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 4535230
Omam Inc. Member of thompson, siegel & walmsley llc 1 May 2007 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Omam Inc. (Actual Beneficial Ownership Of 75.1%) Member of thompson, siegel & walmsley llc 1 May 2007 50% - 75% 04-2714625
Brightsphere Inc. Member of thompson, siegel & walmsley llc 1 May 2007 50% - 75% 04-2714625
Old Mutual (Us) Holdings Inc. Member of thompson, siegel & walmsley llc 1 May 2007 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Ts&W Investment Holdings Lp Member of thompson, siegel & walmsley llc 1 Jun 2007 Other 20-8871844
Thomas Moynihan Turpin Manager 1 May 2008 Other 1888979
Linda Tilton Gibson Manager 1 Sep 2010 Other 1754883
Jessica Lacey Thompson Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2010 Other 4401312
Aidan John Riordan Manager 1 Mar 2013 Other 2394294
Brett Phelan Hawkins Chief investment officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 3217250
John Lawrence Reifsnider Manager/director of business development 1 Jan 2015 Other 2201708
Jennifer Elizabeth Duval Souza Manager 1 Feb 2018 Other 4681752
Wayne Winborne Boyles Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 6317607

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Om Group (Uk) Limited 100% shareholder of old mutual (us) holdings inc. 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Old Mutual Plc 100% shareholder of om group (uk) limited 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Ts&W Investment Gp Llc General partner of ts&w investment holdings lp 1 Apr 2007 Other 20-8871844
Omam Inc. Sole member of ts&w investment gp llc 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Brightsphere Inc. Sole member 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Inc. Old Mutual (Us) Holdings Sole member of ts&w investment gp llc 1 Apr 2007 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Ltd. Omam Uk Shareholder of omam inc. 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 98-1183573
Inc. Omam Us Shareholder of omam uk, ltd. 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 47-1121020
Ltd. Brightsphere Uk Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 98-1183573
Inc. Brightsphere Us Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 47-1121020
Om Asset Management Plc Shareholder of omam us, inc. 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 98-1179929
Brightsphere Investment Group Plc Sole shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 98-1179929

Based in Richmond

The principal office where Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC performs its advisory services is located at 6641 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, 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 804-353-4500 or by fax 804-353-0925. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at investmentadviser.org (hyperlink).