Mason Street Advisors, LLC (Milwaukee)

Mason Street Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Milwaukee. It manages $27.66 billion of regulatory assets for 31 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Wisconsin.

Mason Street Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and advise clients on developing their investment guidelines; assistance with external managers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mason Street Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mason Street Advisors, LLC is $27.66 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -47% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $27.66 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $892.39 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Mason Street Advisors, LLC 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 Kate Marie Fleming serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, and other investment advisers. The largest group of clients of Kate Marie Fleming is investment companies with 1 clients and $22.2 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Mason Street Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $27.66 billion for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mason Street Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Mason Street Advisors, LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 91 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.

Kate Marie Fleming has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2004. John Emerson Bentley joined the executive team most recently as the Chairman Of The Board.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company	Parent company	1 May 2001	75% - 100%	39-0509570
Chris Michael Bauer	Independent director	1 Nov 2001	Other	2013379
Mark George Doll	President and director	1 Nov 2001	Other	69633
Mason G. Ross	Chairman of the board	1 Nov 2001	Other	4468998
Jefferson Vincent Deangelis	Treasurer	1 Dec 2001	Other	1241530
Edward Stuart Dryden	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2001	Other	2033420
Kate Marie Fleming	President	1 Jan 2004	Other	4765442
General Electric Company	Ge anteres capital corp.	1 Oct 2005	75% - 100%	14-0689340
Michael W Zielinski	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2006	Other	4685280
Ge Anteres Capital Corp	Member, quinten road management llc	1 Dec 2006	50% - 75%	90-0239372
Gary Alan Poliner	Chairman of the board	1 May 2007	Other	5321664
Patricia Louise Vankampen	Vice president-public equities	1 Jun 2008	Other	273307
Ronald Peter Joelson	Chairman of the board	1 Aug 2012	Other	2830845
Christopher Paul Swain	Vice president-investments	1 Mar 2013	Other	1155581
Llc Mason Street Advisors	Member and manager, quinten road management llc	1 Oct 2013	50% - 75%	114085
Randy Michael Pavlick	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	2660106
Andrew John Heistad	Vice president and treasurer	1 Jan 2015	Other	4354243
Ralph David Ells	Chairman of the board	1 Jan 2015	Other	2288889
John Emerson Bentley	Chairman of the board	1 Feb 2016	Other	6613753

Based in Milwaukee

The principal office where Mason Street Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 4797, 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 414-665-5400 or by fax 414-625-7242. The normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday.