Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited (Boston)


Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $23.61 billion of regulatory assets for 47 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New York.

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Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited provides 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.

Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited is $23.61 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 46061% since the beginning of its operation, and $23.02 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $23.61 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $502.27 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 50% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 42% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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.

What kind of clients Norman Keith Skeoch serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, other investment advisers, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Norman Keith Skeoch is other investment advisers with 2 clients and $22.4 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited has the highest percentage of other investment advisers out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $23.61 billion for 7 clients. 43% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited

The company employs 109 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 47 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.

Norman Keith Skeoch has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2001. Jeffrey Glenn Morris joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mike Evans Finance officer 1 Nov 1998 Other 4444114
Michael Everett Controls and compliance manager 1 Nov 1998 Other 4490476
Michael Evans Finance officer 1 Nov 1998 Other 4444114
Standard Life Investments Limited 100% equity owner 1 Feb 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Standard Life Investments Ltd. 100% equity owner 1 Feb 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Norman Keith Skeoch Chairman 1 Aug 2001 Other 4490467
Alexander Maxwell Crombie Director 1 Aug 2001 Other 4391610
Norman Raschkowan Director 1 Aug 2001 Other 4490470
Peter Charles Hill Director 1 Aug 2001 Other 4490471
Lance Richard Leighton Phillips Director 1 Aug 2001 Other 4490474
Norman Keith Skeoch Director/chief executive officer 1 Sep 2001 Other 4490467
Mary Brigid English Director 1 Dec 2001 Other 1271310
Mary Bridget English Director 1 Dec 2001 Other 1271310
Vincent Joseph Obrien Company secretary 1 Oct 2003 Other 4759118
Paul Michael Pasquill Chief executive 1 May 2004 Other 4828178
Michael Everett Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4490476
William Howell Perry Chief executive officer 1 Oct 2005 Other 1901782
Jeffrey Glenn Morris Director/vice president 1 Oct 2005 Other 2190983
Erin Jilek Spatz Director/vice president 1 Oct 2005 Other 1530264
Roger Andre Renaud Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 5112172
Niall Howard Finance officer 1 Apr 2006 Other 5305462
Standard Life Investments Limited 100% equity owner 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Stephen Weeple Head of us equities 1 May 2006 Other 5305290
William Howell Perry Director/managing director 1 Oct 2006 Other 1901782
Colin Richard Walklin Finance officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 5501557
Colin Martin Clark Director 1 Mar 2011 Other 6178007
Eric Paul Rose Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 5964276
Colin Martin Clark Director 1 Nov 2011 Other 6178007
John Thomas Boyce Managing director/head of us distribution 1 May 2012 Other 1625970
John Thomas Boyce Director / head of us distribution 1 May 2013 Other 1625970
Erlend Nmn Lochen Director 1 May 2016 Other 6656101
Stephen Weeple Director 1 May 2016 Other 5305290
Erlend Lochen Director 1 May 2016 Other 6656101
Stephen Anthony Weeple Director 1 May 2016 Other 5305290
Christopher Thomas Demetriou Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 6564801
Beverley (Nmn) Hendry Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 4375005
Christopher Thomas Demetriou Director 1 Nov 2017 Other 6564801
Beverley (Nmn) Hendry Director 1 Nov 2017 Other 4375005
Laura Marie Quinn Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2017 Other 5222830
Jeffrey Glenn Morris Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 2190983

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Standard Life Assurance Company 100% equity owner 1 Nov 1998 75% - 100% foreign entity
Standard Life Investments Holdings Limited 100% equity owner 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Standard Life Plc 100% equity owner 1 May 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Standard Life Aberdeen Plc 100% equity owner 1 Aug 2017 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in Boston

The principal office where Standard Life Investments (Usa) Limited performs its advisory services is located at One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 3106, 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 617-720-7900 or by fax 617-720-7950. The normal business hours are 8:30am - 5:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at us.standardlifeinvestments.com.