Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (New York)


Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $88.62 billion of regulatory assets for 1,742 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Connecticut, and 18 other states.

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Boston Partners Global Investors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Boston Partners Global Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. is $88.62 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 12% since the beginning of its operation, and $19.43 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $82.35 billion in discretionary accounts and $6.27 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $47.88 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $285 million.
Boston Partners Global Investors has custody of $827.55 million in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano 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 Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano is investment companies with 13 clients and $47.07 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Boston Partners Global Investors has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $81.62 billion for 246 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 22% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Boston Partners Global Investors also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and three other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.

The company employs 152 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2016. Kenneth Michael Lengieza joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Robeco Us Holding Sole shareholder 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Inc. Oce Us Holding Sole shareholder 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% foreign
William George Butterly Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2008 Other 2357915
Joseph Francis Feeney Co-ceo & director 1 Jul 2008 Other 5253812
Mark Edward Donovan Co-ceo & director 1 Jul 2008 Other 2437284
Matthew John Davis Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2008 Other 2869210
Masaaki (Nmn) Kawano Director 1 Sep 2016 Other 6694341
Paul Edward Wilson Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 6800473
Matthew John Davis Chief operating officer 1 May 2017 Other 2869210
Greg Allan Varner Chief financial officer & treasurer 1 May 2017 Other 3258416
David Gordon Van Hooser Director 1 Jun 2017 Other 4155493
Stan Hiroto Koyanagi Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 6914529
Kenneth Michael Lengieza Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2018 Other 6954504

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robeco Groep N.V. Sole shareholder 1 Dec 2003 75% - 100% foreign
Orix Corporation Majority shareholder 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 13-2792249
Robeco Us Holding B.V. Sole shareholder 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% foreign
Robeco Groep N.V. Sole shareholder 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% foreign
Orix Corporation Europe N.V. Sole shareholder 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Grand Central Place, New York, NY 10165, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Los Angeles, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-908-9500. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at boston-partners.com and its LinkedIn profile.