Carl Marks Management Company, LLC (New York)


Carl Marks Management Company, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $612.83 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008.

Carl Marks Management Company provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Carl Marks Management Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Carl Marks Management Company, LLC is $612.83 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 92% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $612.83 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $306.42 million each.
Carl Marks Management Company has custody of $519.99 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total and acts as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Carl Marks Management Company, LLC 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 Carl Marks Management Company serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Carl Marks Management Company is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $612.83 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Carl Marks Management Company has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $612.83 million for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Carl Marks Management Company also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Carl Marks Management Company, LLC

The company employs 9 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 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
Andrew Mark Boas Managing member 1 Apr 1987 25% - 50% 868789
Robert C Ruocco Managing member 1 Jan 1993 25% - 50% 2198445
Lauren Hope Reynolds Assistant controller 1 Sep 1998 Other 4682022
Robert Alan Speer Chief financial officer 1 Oct 1998 Other 4519468
James Forbes Wilson Managing member 1 Jan 2001 25% - 50% 1286961
Robert Alan Speer Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4519468
Maria Anne Rios Controller 1 Sep 2008 Other 4745356
Maria Anne Golub Assistant controller 1 Sep 2008 Other 4745356

Based in New York

The principal office where Carl Marks Management Company, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 900 Third Avenue 33 Rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-909-8400 or by fax 212-980-2630. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at carlmarks.com.