Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario)

Name: Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Address: Bay Wellington Tower, 181 Bay Street, Ste 4510, Toronto, Ontario, M5 J 2 T3
Telephone: (416) 869-3222

Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Toronto, Ontario. It manages $25.27 billion of regulatory assets for 2,992 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Burgundy Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Burgundy Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. is $25.27 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1584% since the beginning of its operation, and $21.4 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $25.27 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $8.44 million each.

Burgundy Asset Management has custody of $884.98 million in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 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 Burgundy Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Burgundy Asset Management is pension and profit sharing plans with 107 clients and $8.16 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Burgundy Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $25.27 billion for 2,992 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 98% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Burgundy Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, eight other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.

The company employs 158 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Anthony F Griffiths	Shareholder and director of burgundy asset management ltd.	1 Aug 1990	Other	4438405
Anthony Frear Griffiths	Shareholder and director of burgundy asset management ltd *	1 Aug 1990	Other	4438405
Anthony Hugh Arrell	Chairman, director and shareholder	1 Jan 1993	Other	4438397
Laucam Holdings Limited	Shareholder	1 Jan 1993	25% - 50%	001
Richard G Fitzsimmons	Director of burgundy asset management ltd.	1 Jan 1993	Other	4438406
Anthony H Arrell	Chairman and chief executive officer and director	1 Jan 1993	Other	4438397
Richard Graham Fitzsimmons	Director of burgundy asset management ltd. *	1 Jan 1993	Other	4438406
Bryan G.S. Symington Smith	Shareholder and director of burgundy asset management ltd.	1 Feb 1993	Other	4438408
Bryan George Symington Smith	Shareholder and director of burgundy asset management ltd *	1 Feb 1993	Other	4438408
Stephen George Mitchell	Shareholder, senior vice president and director	1 Jun 1993	Other	4438410
Stephen G Mitchell	Shareholder and senior vice president	1 Jun 1993	Other	4438410
Lloyd G Barbara	Shareholder and senior vice president and director	1 Sep 1994	Other	4438409
Lloyd George Barbara	Shareholder and senior vice president and director	1 Sep 1994	Other	4438409
Richard Elgin Rooney	Shareholder, president, chief investment officer and director	1 Feb 1995	Other	4438402
Ricahard E Rooney	Share holder and president and chief investment officer	1 Feb 1995	Other	4438402
Allan Damon Macdonald	Shareholder, senior vice president and director	1 May 1995	Other	4438411
Allan G Macdonald	Senior vice president	1 May 1995	Other	4438411
Mark B Riden	Shareholder and vice president and chief financial officer	1 Jun 2000	Other	4438412
Mark Brian Riden	Shareholder and vice president and chief financial officer and chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2000	Other	4438412
David Vanderwood	Sr vice president, shareholder and director	1 Jun 2003	Other	5190627
James A Meadows	Vice president and cco	1 Apr 2005	Other	4962461
Bradley Joseph Badeau	Senior vp & cfo	1 Apr 2005	Other	4962466
Franca Debartolo	Chief compliance officer, vice president and shareholder	1 Apr 2009	Other	5715006
Lloyd George Barbara	Shareholder and vice chairman and director	1 May 2010	Other	4438409
Franca Debartolo	Vice president, treasurer and shareholder	1 Jul 2011	Other	5715006
Kathleen Margaret Harrigan	Chief compliance officer and shareholder	1 Jul 2011	Other	5979148
Kathleen Margaret Taylor	Chief compliance officer and shareholder	1 Jul 2011	Other	5979148
Craig Dwaine Pho	Senior vice president, director and shareholder	1 May 2012	Other	6075759
Kenneth Broekaert	Senior vice president, director and shareholder	1 May 2012	Other	6075762
Robert Michael Barbara	Senior vice president, director and shareholder	1 May 2012	Other	6075758
Kenneth James Jesudian	Senior vice president, director and shareholder	1 May 2012	Other	6075760
Kenneth James Jesudian	Ceo, director and shareholder	1 Aug 2012	Other	6075760
John Andrew Gort	Vice president, chief financial officer and shareholder	1 Oct 2012	Other	6133405
Bradley Joseph Badeau	Senior vp, shareholder and director	1 Oct 2012	Other	4962466
Bradley Joseph Badeau	Shareholder and director	1 Dec 2012	Other	4962466
Mark Bhattacharya	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2013	Other	6275972
Jennifer Dunsdon	Vice-president, chief operating officer and shareholder	1 Jun 2014	Other	6395597
Anne Mette De Place Filipinni	Senior vice-president, shareholder and director	1 Jul 2014	Other	6395595
Anne Mette De Place Filippini	Senior vice-president, shareholder and director	1 Jul 2014	Other	6395595
Kathleen Margaret Taylor	Chief compliance officer and shareholder	1 Dec 2014	Other	5979148
Schneckteaux Inc.	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	Other	002
Fayaz Diamond Suleman	Vice president and chief financial officer	1 May 2015	Other	6488571
Hui Chun Cathy Lin	Chief compliance officer and shareholder	1 Mar 2016	Other	6622597
Julie Cordeiro	Vice president, head of legal & compliance and shareholder	1 May 2016	Other	6678275
Robert Gareth Sankey	Executive vice-president, chief operating officer, director and shareholder	1 Dec 2016	Other	6742238
Jennifer Dunsdon	Senior vice-president, director and shareholder	1 Dec 2016	Other	6395597
Kathleen Margaret Taylor	Chief compliance officer and shareholder	1 Mar 2017	Other	5979148
Hui Chun Cathy Lin	Chief compliance officer and shareholder	1 Sep 2017	Other	6622597
Anne Mette De Place Filippini	Senior vice president, deputy chief investment officer, director and shareholder	1 Jun 2018	Other	6395595
Jennifer Dunsdon	Senior vice-president, chief information officer, director and shareholder	1 Jan 2019	Other	6395597
Fayaz Diamond Suleman	Vice president, chief financial officer & head of operations, and shareholder	1 Jan 2019	Other	6488571
Julie Cordeiro	Vice president, chief administrative officer & general counsel, and shareholder	1 Jan 2019	Other	6678275
Robert Gareth Sankey	Ceo, director and shareholder	1 Jan 2019	Other	6742238

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Anthony Hugh Arrell	President and sole director	1 Mar 1979	75% - 100%	4438397
Anthony H Arrell	President and sole director	1 Mar 1979	50% - 75%	4438397
Anthony H Arrell	Trustee	1 Jan 1984	Other	4438397
Robert Frank Grundleger	Trustee	1 Jan 1984	Other	2098623
The Arrell Family Trust	Shareholder	1 May 2000	25% - 50%	002
Ricahard E Rooney	Trustee	1 May 2000	Other	4438402
Richard Elgin Rooney	Trustee	1 May 2000	Other	4438402
Richard Elgin Rooney	President and sole director	1 Apr 2015	75% - 100%	4438402

Based in Toronto, Ontario

The principal office where Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at Bay Wellington Tower, 181 Bay Street, Ste 4510, Toronto, Ontario, M5 J 2 T3, 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 (416) 869-3222 or by fax (416) 869-9036. The normal business hours are 8 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at burgundyasset.com and its LinkedIn profile.