Maltese Capital Management, LLC (New York)


Maltese Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.94 billion of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Maltese Capital Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Maltese Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Maltese Capital Management, LLC is $1.94 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 36% since the beginning of its operation, and $716.31 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.94 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $215.83 million each.
Maltese Capital Management has custody of $1.94 billion in cash and securities for 9 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Maltese Capital Management, 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 Maltese Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Maltese Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $1.94 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Maltese Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.94 billion for 9 clients. 45% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Maltese Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, nine hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $500,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Maltese Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 22 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 68 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 doesn’t compensate 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
Terry Anthony Maltese President, managing member 1 Aug 1996 25% - 50% 1823970
Scott Allen Kucsma Chief financial officer, member 1 Jan 2005 Other 5063855
Karen Forbes Heflin Managing director, member 1 Jan 2005 Other 7127274
Jason Brian Craig Chief compliance officer, member 1 Apr 2010 Other 5063852
Joseph Anthony Hall Senior managing director, member 1 May 2014 Other 5063841
Gerard M Cronin Senior managing director, member 1 May 2014 Other 2773917
Jack C Ru Managing director, member 1 Jan 2015 Other 4778913
Matthew Francis Byrnes Senior managing director, member 1 Jan 2017 Other 5080526
Rajeev Jayant Patel Managing director, member 1 Jan 2017 Other 4788192

Based in New York

The principal office where Maltese Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 150 East 52 Nd Street, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-486-7300 or by fax 212-486-7580. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at maltesecap.com.