Cifc Asset Management LLC (New York)


Cifc Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $20.6 billion of regulatory assets for 61 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011.

Cifc Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and we manage collateralized loan obligation funds and other private funds. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cifc Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cifc Asset Management LLC is $20.6 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 457% since the beginning of its operation, and $20.16 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $20.6 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $337.74 million each.
Cifc Asset Management has custody of $2.67 billion in cash and securities for 16 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 62% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 38% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cifc Asset 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.

What kind of clients Cifc Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Cifc Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 54 clients and $20.21 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Cifc Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $20.6 billion for 61 clients. 84% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Cifc Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds, seven other private funds, one private equity fund, and thirty four securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Cifc Asset Management LLC

The company employs 93 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 37 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 6 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.

Stephen Joseph Vaccaro has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Apr 2011 and Peter Nmn Gleysteen is the Chief Executive Officer of Cifc Asset Management LLC family office. John Stephen Dirocco joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Deerfield Capital Management Llc Member - columbus nova credit investments management, llc (relying adviser) 1 Jun 2010 75% - 100% 27-2931395
Cifc Asset Management Llc Member - cypresstree investement management, llc (relying adviser) 1 Dec 2010 75% - 100% 27-0762490
Cifc Corp. Sole member 1 Apr 2011 75% - 100% 20-2008622
Robert Colby Milton General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2011 Other 5643092
Peter Nmn Gleysteen Chief executive officer 1 Apr 2011 Other 2314851
Stephen Joseph Vaccaro Chief investment officer 1 Apr 2011 Other 2826198
Carl Anthony Colletti Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 4000783
Dan Masataka Hattori Chief operating officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 3264331
Gary H. Neems Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 5068981
Oliver Erik Wriedt Head of capital markets & distribution 1 Mar 2012 Other 4483991
Rahul Agarwal Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2012 Other 6170826
Rahul Navin Agarwal Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2012 Other 6170826
Stephen Joseph Vaccaro Co-president and chief investment officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 2826198
Oliver Erik Wriedt Co-president 1 Feb 2014 Other 4483991
Cifc Asset Management Holdings Llc Sole member 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 20-2008622
Julian Weldon General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 5855557
Julian Martin Henry Weldon General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 5855557
Cifc Asset Management Llc Member of cifc clo management llc - series m and cifc clo management ii llc - series m 1 Jan 2017 25% - 50% 159172
Cifc Clo Management Holdco Mo Llc Member of cifc clo management llc 1 Jan 2017 25% - 50% 81-4917387
Cifc Clo Management Holdco R Llc Member of cifc clo management llc 1 Jan 2017 25% - 50% 98-1344286
Cifc Clo Management Holdco Mo Ii Llc Member of cifc clo management ii llc 1 Jun 2017 25% - 50% 82-2180826
Cifc Clo Management Holdco R Ii Llc Member of cifc clo management ii llc 1 Jun 2017 25% - 50% 98-1379346
John Stephen Dirocco Chief operating officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 1476959

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 20 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Deerfield & Company Llc Member 1 Mar 1997 75% - 100% 13-4283592
Deerfield Capital Llc Shareholder 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 26-0685947
Dfr Trs I Corp. Member 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 36-4136391
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Sole member 1 Nov 2012 75% - 100% 6733882
Cifc Corp Sole member 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 20-2008622
Cifc Corp. Sole member 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 20-2008622
L.P. Coller International Partners Vii Limited partner 1 Aug 2015 75% - 100% 98-1219964
Cifc Holdings I Llc Sole member 1 Dec 2015 75% - 100% 36-4814372
Cifc Llc Sole member 1 Dec 2015 75% - 100% 36-4814372
Centricus Financial Investments Lp Limited partner 1 Aug 2016 75% - 100% 98-1335970
F.A.B. Financial Investments Lp Limited partner 1 Aug 2016 75% - 100% 98-1335970
F.A.B. Financial Investments Gp Limited General partner 1 Aug 2016 Other 121673
Centricus Holdings I Lp Sole member 1 Nov 2016 75% - 100% 38-4018299
Supreme Universal Holdings Limited Limited partner 1 Nov 2016 75% - 100% 273332
F.A.B. Holdings I Lp Sole member 1 Nov 2016 75% - 100% 38-4018299
Cifc Clo Strategic Partners Lp Sole member 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 98-1344008
Coller Partners 701 Lp Incorporated Limited partner 1 Jun 2017 75% - 100% 98-1261315
Cifc Clo Strategic Partners Ii Gp Llc General partner 1 Jun 2017 Other 32-0437342
Cifc Clo Strategic Partners Ii Lp Sole member 1 Jun 2017 75% - 100% 98-1377567
Cifc Holdings Ii Llc Sole member 1 Jun 2017 75% - 100% 32-0437342

Based in New York

The principal office where Cifc Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 250 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10177, 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 212-624-1200 or by fax 212-624-1199. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cifc.com.