Ivy Acquisition Corporation (Shawnee Mission)

Name: Ivy Acquisition Corporation
Address: 6300 Lamar Avenue, Shawnee Mission, KS, 66202
Telephone: 913.236.2000

Ivy Acquisition Corporation is a large advisory firm based in Shawnee Mission. It manages $1.6 billion of regulatory assets for 32 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002.

Ivy Acquisition Corporation provides portfolio management for investment companies and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ivy Acquisition Corporation: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ivy Acquisition Corporation is $1.6 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.6 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $50.12 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Ivy Acquisition Corporation 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.

Careers at Ivy Acquisition Corporation

Michael Durwood Strohm has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2002. Henry John Herrmann joined the executive team most recently as the Director & Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Mackenzie Financial Corporation	Shareholder	1 Aug 2002	75% - 100%	110338
Keith James Carlson	Director, president and treasurer	1 Aug 2002	Other	1328473
W. Sian B Brown	Secretary	1 Aug 2002	Other	4556976
Henry John Herrmann	Director & chairman, president & chief executive officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	1923549
Thomas William Butch	Director, senior vice president & chief marketing officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	2585957
John Earl Sundeen	Director, senior vice president	1 Dec 2002	Other	1159592
Michael Durwood Strohm	Director	1 Dec 2002	Other	711661
Daniel Charles Schulte	Senior vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary	1 Dec 2002	Other	3096034
Beverly J Yanowitch	Senior vice prsident, chief financial officer adn treasurer	1 Dec 2002	Other	2319850
Kristen Anne Richards	Vice president, associate general counsel & chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	2230028
Kathleen Marie Eckert	Compliance officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	2951079
Wendy Jacqueline Hills	Secretary	1 Dec 2002	Other	3096057
Inc. Waddell & Reed Financial	Shareholder	1 Dec 2002	75% - 100%	51-0261715
Thomas Hinish Bivin	Vice president	1 Dec 2002	Other	702650
Robert Edward Perry	Senior vice president	1 Dec 2002	Other	3017579

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Investors Group Trustco Inc.	Shareholder	1 Apr 2001	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Power Financial Corporation	Shareholder	1 Apr 2001	50% - 75%	foreign entity
Paul Guy Desmarais	Shareholder	1 Apr 2001	50% - 75%	1498207
Ltd/Societe De Gestion D'investissement I.G. Ltee I.G. Investment Management	Shareholder	1 Apr 2001	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Power Corporation Of Canada	Shareholder	1 Apr 2001	50% - 75%	foreign entity
Investors Group Inc.	Shareholder	1 Apr 2001	75% - 100%	foreign entity

Based in Shawnee Mission

The principal office where Ivy Acquisition Corporation performs its advisory services is located at 6300 Lamar Avenue, Shawnee Mission, KS 66202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 913.236.2000 or by fax 913.236.2379. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.ivyfunds.com.