Ubs Realty Investors LLC (Hartford)


Ubs Realty Investors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Hartford. It manages $3.6 billion of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Connecticut.

Ubs Realty Investors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and asset management. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ubs Realty Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ubs Realty Investors LLC is $3.6 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 104% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.6 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.8 billion each.
Ubs Realty Investors has custody of $1.48 billion in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ubs Realty Investors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based 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 James William Okeefe serves?

The only and largest group of clients of James William Okeefe is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $3.6 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Ubs Realty Investors has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.6 billion for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ubs Realty Investors also advises several private funds. Namely, two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $500,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Ubs Realty Investors LLC

The company employs 207 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 16 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 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.

James William Okeefe has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2004. Timothy Walsh joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Thomas Joseph Anathan Managing director 1 May 1996 Other 1437186
Robert Clarence Burrill Managing director 1 May 1996 Other 2063461
Ari Acquisition Corporation Managing member 1 Jun 1996 50% - 75% 04-3312844
William Requardt Harrison Managing director 1 Jun 1996 Other 4354871
William R. Harrison Managing director 1 Jun 1996 Other 4354871
James William Okeefe President and ceo 1 Jun 1996 Other 1367302
Daniel Raymond Leary Managing director 1 Jun 1996 Other 1280825
Dean Alden Lindquist Managing director 1 Jun 1996 Other 1322552
Roy Brian Webb Managing director 1 Jun 1996 Other 4355535
Matthew Hayward Lynch General counsel; secretary 1 Jun 1996 Other 2797322
Katrina Roberta Desroches Compliance officer 1 Feb 1997 Other 1137227
Siad Peter Swan Managing director 1 Jun 1999 Other 2497773
Ubs Americas Inc. Non managing member 1 Dec 1999 25% - 50% 06-1595848
Ubs (Usa) Inc. Non managing member 1 Dec 1999 25% - 50% 13-3506524
Henry William Haunss Managing director 1 Jan 2001 Other 4379881
Ronald Nmn Urdanick Managing director 1 Mar 2001 Other 4917990
Ronald N.A. Urdanick Managing director 1 Mar 2001 Other 4917990
Kevin Anthony Crean Managing director 1 Mar 2003 Other 4481878
Michelle Anne Cullen Compliance officer 1 Jun 2003 Other 1390286
Lijian Chen Ii Executive director 1 Sep 2003 Other 4711953
Thomas James O'shea General counsel 1 May 2004 Other 4803329
Matthew Hayward Lynch President & ceo 1 Jul 2004 Other 2797322
James William Okeefe Chairman 1 Jul 2004 Other 1367302
Richard Trusz Managing director 1 Feb 2005 Other 4916803
Richard Gerard Trusz Managing director 1 Feb 2005 Other 4916803
Jeffrey Gerard Maguire Managing director 1 Feb 2006 Other 3110697
Thomas James O'shea Managing director 1 Mar 2007 Other 4803329
Carol Marie Kuta Managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 5498059
William Terrance Hughes Managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 2671721
Gary Wallace Gowdy Managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 5482318
James Louis Lynch Director of operations 1 Mar 2008 Other 2987575
Carol M Kuta Managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 5498059
William T Hughes Managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 2671721
Gary Gowdy Managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 5482318
Paul Michael Canning Managing director 1 Mar 2011 Other 5897221
Paul Canning Managing director 1 Mar 2011 Other 5897221
Thomas James O'shea Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 4803329
Richard Allen Cumiskey Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2013 Other 1276853
Sara J Logan Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2013 Other 5121512
Steven Mark Kapiloff General counsel/ secretary 1 Jun 2014 Other 6363927
Nicholas Simon Pile Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2014 Other 2727759
John Roderick Connelly Managing director 1 Apr 2016 Other 2838553
James Michael Fishman Executive director 1 Jun 2017 Other 6836153
Thomas Edward Enger Managing director 1 Jun 2017 Other 6836268
Timothy Walsh Executive director 1 Jul 2018 Other 6987915

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Zurich Switzerland Ubs Ag Member 1 Apr 1995 75% - 100% 98-0186363
Ubs Ag Parent company 1 Jun 1998 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ubs Ag Parent company 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% foreign entity
Zurich Switzerland Ubs Ag Member 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% 98-0186363
Ubs Group Ag Holding company 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% foreign
Ubs Americas Holding Llc Shareholder 1 Aug 2015 75% - 100% none

Based in Hartford

The principal office where Ubs Realty Investors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 10 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103 3604, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Dallas, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 860-616-9000 or by fax 860-616-9104. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ubs.com/global/en/asset_management/gre/us.html.