Busey Capital Management, Inc. (Urbana)


Busey Capital Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Urbana. It manages $411.33 million of regulatory assets for 655 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Illinois, and 4 other states.

Busey Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses 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.

Busey Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Busey Capital Management, Inc. is $411.33 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 925% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $411.33 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $627.99 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 37% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 32% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 28% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Busey Capital Management, Inc. 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 Robert Scott Macadam serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Robert Scott Macadam is individuals with 513 clients and $139.91 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Busey Capital Management has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $146.45 million for 524 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Busey Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Busey Capital Management, Inc.

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 82 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Robert Scott Macadam has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2003. Robert J Ballsrud has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2010. Busey Bank joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Scott Macadam Director 1 Jul 2003 Other 2100390
Busey Trust Company Owner 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 37-1205455
Scott Leslie Hendrie Principal 1 Jul 2003 Other 2165998
First Busey Trust & Investment Company Owner 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 37-1205455
Dale Linell Dye Secretary 1 Sep 2003 Other 4506449
Mark James Wisniewski Managing director-options 1 Jan 2008 Other 1501968
Theresa Lynn Adams Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2008 Other 2667464
Robert James Ballsrud President and chief executive officer 1 Mar 2010 Other 5777067
Danielle Marie Izard Manager of institutional sales and strategy 1 Mar 2010 Other 4955838
Robert J Ballsrud Chief investment officer 1 Mar 2010 Other 5777067
Elizabeth Bedard Czys Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5891709
Zachary Edward Hillard Treasurer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5891729
Donna Rae Greene Director 1 Jan 2011 Other 2432502
Ronald Earl Drane Director 1 Jan 2011 Other 5900747
Ronald E Drane Director 1 Jan 2011 Other 5900747
Brian Patrick O'toole Director 1 Dec 2012 Other 4257435
Aaron M. Sutton Director 1 Sep 2016 Other 4409913
Thaddeus William Yasunaga Director 1 Sep 2016 Other 6592640
Aron Ward Mcdonald Director 1 Sep 2016 Other 2572565
Teresa Marie Twigg Secretary 1 Dec 2016 Other 2332477
Nicole Marie Chaput Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2018 Other 7048944
Busey Bank Owner 1 Nov 2018 75% - 100% 37-0613731

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
First Busey Corporation Owner 1 Mar 1980 75% - 100% 37-1078406
Busey Investment Group Owner 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 37-1384247
First Busey Corporation Owner 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 37-1078406
Busey Wealth Management Inc Owner 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 37-1384247
Busey Wealth Management Owner 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 37-1384247

Based in Urbana

The principal office where Busey Capital Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 201 W. Main Street, Urbana, IL 61801, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Creve Coeur, MO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 217-365-4800 or by fax 217-351-6551. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday.