Axium Infrastructure Inc. (Montreal, Quebec)


Axium Infrastructure Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Montreal, Quebec. It manages $3.64 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017.

Axium Infrastructure 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.

Axium Infrastructure: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Axium Infrastructure Inc. is $3.64 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 73% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.64 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.57 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.07 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $366.85 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $133.62 million.
Axium Infrastructure has custody of $3.64 billion in cash and securities for 15 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Axium Infrastructure Inc. 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 Maxime Jean Gerin serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Maxime Jean Gerin is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $3.64 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Axium Infrastructure has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.64 billion for 15 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Axium Infrastructure also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Axium Infrastructure Inc.

The company employs 47 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Maxime Jean Gerin has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2008. Dominic Chalifoux joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Maxime Jean Gerin Director 1 Jul 2008 Other 6283487
Juan Felipe Caceres Vp & senior investment director 1 Feb 2009 Other 6742483
Gestion D'infrastructure Axium I Inc. Shareholder 1 Apr 2009 25% - 50% foreign entity
Pierre Anctil President, ceo & director 1 Apr 2009 25% - 50% 6283486
Dominic Chalifoux Vice president & senior asset operations director 1 May 2009 Other 6742478
Stephane Mailhot President, coo & director 1 Mar 2010 Other 6283490
Anick Sivret Vp finance 1 Jan 2011 Other 6742481
Jean Eric Laferriere Svp, general counsel, secretary & chief compliance officer 1 May 2016 Other 6742485
Dominic Chalifoux Director 1 Jun 2017 Other 6742478
Anick Sivret Director 1 Jun 2017 Other 6742481
Juan Felipe Caceres Director 1 Jun 2017 Other 6742483
Thierry Vandal Director 1 Jun 2017 Other 6622408

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Pierre Anctil Shareholder 1 Nov 2008 75% - 100% 6283486

Based in Montreal, Quebec

The principal office where Axium Infrastructure Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 2020, Boul. Robert Bourassa, Montreal, Quebec, H3 A 2 A5, 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 514-954-6722. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at axiuminfra.com.