Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC (Seattle)

Name: Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC
Address: 1301 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101
Telephone: 206-505-7877

Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $117.64 billion of regulatory assets for 601 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of New York and Washington.

Russell Investments Implementation Services provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and transition management; portfolio solutions; policy implementation services; currency management services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Russell Investments Implementation Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC is $117.64 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -14% since the beginning of its operation, and $70.12 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $117.64 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $195.75 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in derivatives the most. They account for 95% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, commissions, 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 Jeffrey Todd Mr. Hussey serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, other investment advisers, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Jeffrey Todd Mr. Hussey is state or municipal government entities with 66 clients and $38.85 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Russell Investments Implementation Services has the highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $116.22 billion for 595 clients. 63% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Russell Investments Implementation Services also advises several private funds.

Careers at Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC

The company employs 181 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 are 44 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Jeffrey Todd Mr. Hussey has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2013. Richard William Smirl joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Kristin Louise Burnett	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	2702134
Kristin Louise Gaerttner	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	2702134
Kenneth Wayne Willman	Secretary and chief legal officer	1 Aug 2008	Other	2541709
Matthew Charles Moss	Director and chief financial officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	4499363
Crista Shay Dumais	Financial and operations principal	1 Aug 2010	Other	5700306
Troy Lee Rucker	Director, president and chief executive officer	1 Sep 2012	Other	3100318
Jeffrey Todd Mr. Hussey	Director	1 Oct 2013	Other	4566370
Inc. Russell Investments Us Institutional Holdco	Owner	1 Jun 2016	75% - 100%	81-1706025
Michelle Seitz	President	1 Sep 2017	Other	2721413
Steven Vincent Kirschner	Director	1 Sep 2017	Other	2710662
Vernon Richard Barback	Chief financial officer	1 Apr 2018	Other	4347165
Richard William Smirl	President	1 Oct 2018	Other	4232829
Thomas Edward Fletcher	Director	1 Oct 2018	Other	3146007

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Emerald Acquisition Limited	Owner	1 Jun 2016	75% - 100%	98-1299602
Limited Russell Investments Cayman Midco	Owner	1 Jun 2016	75% - 100%	98-1320697
Ltd. Russell Investments Group	Owner	1 Sep 2016	75% - 100%	98-1320542
L.P. Ta Xii A Eu Aiv	Shareholder	1 Sep 2016	25% - 50%	98-1295890

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1301 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 206-505-7877. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm pst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at russellinvestments.com/.