Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. (New York)


Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $8.36 billion of regulatory assets for 157 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York.

Ryan Labs Asset Management provides 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.

Ryan Labs Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. is $8.36 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 57% since the beginning of its operation, and $749.4 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $8.36 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $53.26 million each.
Ryan Labs Asset Management has custody of $72.15 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 42% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ryan Labs Asset Management 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 Ryan Labs Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Ryan Labs Asset Management is pension and profit sharing plans with 100 clients and $4.77 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Ryan Labs Asset Management has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $8.34 billion for 148 clients. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ryan Labs Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $25,000,000.

Careers at Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc.

The company employs 41 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 49 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Thomas Donnelly Board member 1 Apr 2015 Other 4357247
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Investments Llc Sole shareholder 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 04-3401283
Stephen C Peacher Chairman of the board 1 Apr 2015 Other 1567536
Sean Francis Mcshea Chief executive officer and board member 1 Apr 2015 Other 4215396
Richard Scott Familetti Director of asset management and board member 1 Apr 2015 Other 1538532
Thomas John Keresztes Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 1760587
Scott Davis Board member 1 Apr 2015 Other 5026167
Richard Scott Familetti President, chief investment officer, and board member 1 Aug 2017 Other 1538532
William Christopher Adair Head of sales, client service, and strategy and board member 1 Aug 2017 Other 1717898
Inc. Sun Life Investment Management U.S. Sole shareholder 1 Jan 2018 75% - 100% 68-0635051
Neil James Blue Board member; head of legal, slc management 1 Apr 2018 Other 7091375
Thomas Peter Murphy Chairman of the board; head of institutional business, slc management 1 Nov 2018 Other 5981342

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Sun Life Global Investments Inc. Sole shareholder 1 Dec 2004 75% - 100% none
Sun Life Financial Inc. Sole shareholder 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 98-0226074
Sun Life Global Investments Inc. Sole shareholder 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 98-0226074
Inc. Sun Life Assurance Company Of Canada U.S. Operations Holdings Sole shareholder 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 04-3401283
Inc. Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Holdings Sole shareholder 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 04-3579262
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Investments Llc Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2015 75% - 100% none
Sun Life 2007 1 Financing Corp Sole shareholder 1 Nov 2016 75% - 100% 98-0645594

Based in New York

The principal office where Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2500, New York, NY 10110, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Wellesley, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 646 708 8054 or by fax 212 409 8210. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5: 00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ryanlabs.com.