Abs Investment Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Greenwich. It manages $5.41 billion of regulatory assets for 16 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Connecticut.
Abs Investment Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Abs Investment Management LLC is $5.41 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1245% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.16 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Abs Investment Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.
The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Abs Investment Management is pooled investment vehicles with 11 clients and $4.58 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Abs Investment Management has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.21 billion for 14 clients. 38% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Abs Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, seven hedge funds and two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $500,000.
The company employs 32 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 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 3 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.
The principal office where Abs Investment Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 537 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830, 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 203-618-3700 or by fax 203-622-4889. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at absinv.com/.