Canterbury Consulting Incorporated (Newport Beach)


Canterbury Consulting Incorporated is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $3.73 billion of regulatory assets for 4,040 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 6 other states.

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and advice on matters not involving securities. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Canterbury Consulting Incorporated is $3.73 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -54% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $823.66 million in discretionary accounts and $2.91 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.22 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $864.89 thousand.
Canterbury Consulting Incorporated has custody of $1.89 billion in cash and securities for 37 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Canterbury Consulting Incorporated for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Donald Robinson Cluck serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Donald Robinson Cluck is charitable organizations with 69 clients and $2.64 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Canterbury Consulting Incorporated has the highest percentage of charitable organizations out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.73 billion for 183 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 4% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Canterbury Consulting Incorporated also advises several private funds. Namely, two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at Canterbury Consulting Incorporated

The company employs 58 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 19 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 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.

Donald Robinson Cluck has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2009. Debashis Chowdhury joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Maria Suzanne Chapman Assistant vice president 1 Oct 1994 Other 2796541
Janelle Pederson Assistant vice president 1 Nov 1995 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Poorvi Parekh Vp/ director of manager search 1 Oct 1996 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Alex Kim Avp/ manager of analytics 1 Jul 1999 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Leonard A Iii Yerkes Senior vice president 1 Oct 1999 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Richard Duane Bruce Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2001 Other 4352259
Adele Hughes Berwanger Managing director 1 Aug 2001 Other 2068413
Donald Robinson Cluck Ceo/president 1 Aug 2001 25% - 50% 863902
Kenneth Peter Krueger Managing director 1 Aug 2001 Other 275918
James Robert Kearny Chief operating/chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2001 Other 2508390
Janelle Pederson Corporate secretary 1 Aug 2001 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Scott Laven Senior vice president 1 Aug 2001 Other 1497898
Jerry Dale Iii Montgomery Managing director 1 Jul 2002 Other 1874730
Debashis Chowdhury Managing director 1 Aug 2004 Other 3146678
Matthew Thomas Fettig Senior research analyst 1 Aug 2004 Other 2922675
Amy Michelle Gratteau Senior marketing associate 1 Aug 2004 Other 2986612
Brandon Dale Baker Director of analytics 1 Aug 2004 Other 4424078
Fu Ting Hong Chief compliance officer (cco) 1 Dec 2004 Other 4014659
Ryan Otto Schielein Senior reseach analyst 1 Mar 2007 Other 4445017
Aaron Davis Jett Senior research analyst 1 Mar 2007 Other 4102510
Nolan C Wood Vice president 1 Aug 2007 Other 3041549
Paul Maurice Newton Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Kenneth Peter Krueger Chief compliance officer; finop; amlco 1 Oct 2008 Other 275918
Janelle Pederson Director of human resources and adminstration 1 Nov 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Mark August Mittmann Chief compliance officer (cco); aml compliance officer (amlco) 1 Aug 2009 Other 5080856
Donald Robinson Cluck Chairman 1 Oct 2009 25% - 50% 863902
Poorvi Rajen Parekh Chief executive officer 1 Oct 2009 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Matthew Thomas Fettig Director of manager research 1 Oct 2009 Other 2922675
Paul Maurice Newton Chief financial officer; finop 1 Jan 2010 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Ryan Michael Quinn Senior research analyst 1 Apr 2010 Other 3179079
Jason E Levey Vice president 1 Feb 2012 Other 4793252
Jason Eric Levey Vice president 1 Feb 2012 Other 4793252
Kenneth Peter Krueger Managing director 1 Mar 2012 Other 275918
Janelle Pederson Director of human resources and adminstration 1 Mar 2012 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Janelle Lorraine Pederson Director of human resources and adminstration 1 Mar 2012 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Amy Michelle Gratteau Director of marketing 1 Mar 2012 Other 2986612
James Matthew Howell Chief investment officer & director of research 1 Nov 2012 Other 2290777
Jenifer Ann Moore Sr. client service specialist 1 Jan 2013 Other 4313109
Gregory Bryan Kornmann Manager of analytics 1 Jan 2013 Other 4887512
Ryan Michael Quinn Director of alternative investment research 1 Mar 2013 Other 3179079
Teresa Batres Chief financial officer; finop 1 Mar 2013 Other 5481832
Ryan Otto Schielein Director of private equity research 1 Mar 2013 Other 4445017
Aaron Davis Jett Director of equity research 1 Mar 2013 Other 4102510
Michael Scott Laven Chief executive officer 1 Sep 2013 Other 1497898
Poorvi Rajen Parekh Director of outsourced investments/chief compliance officer (cco) 1 Sep 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Benjamin Ray Francois President 1 Sep 2013 Other 4339164
Michael Ethridge Chief operating officer 1 Sep 2013 Other 6293285
Alexander Joseph Cochran Associate 1 Sep 2013 Other 5693490
Michael Brian Ethridge Chief operating officer 1 Sep 2013 Other 6293285
Reshma B Patel Marketing manager 1 Nov 2013 Other 5200008
Adrienne Cherie Deangelis Manager of client services 1 Jul 2014 Other 4811620
Trevor Michael Schuesler Research analyst 1 Jul 2014 Other 5852432
Sean Touhey Vice president 1 Jul 2014 Other 4709448
Debashis Chowdhury President 1 Jul 2015 Other 3146678

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Canterbury Consulting Incorporated performs its advisory services is located at 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 6404, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Seattle, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-721-9580 or by fax 949-721-9973. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at canterburyconsulting.com and its LinkedIn profile.