Bmo Capital Markets Corp. (New York)


Bmo Capital Markets Corp. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $3.7 billion of regulatory assets for 1 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Illinois, and 3 other states.

Bmo Capital Markets Corp provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and provision of securities trading ideas and research. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bmo Capital Markets Corp: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bmo Capital Markets Corp. is $3.7 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 23% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.7 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.7 billion each.
Bmo Capital Markets Corp has custody of $3.7 billion in cash and securities for 1 client in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Bmo Capital Markets Corp. 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 Michael John Miller serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Michael John Miller is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $3.7 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Bmo Capital Markets Corp has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.7 billion for 107 clients. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bmo Capital Markets Corp also advises several private funds. Namely, one securitized asset fund.

Careers at Bmo Capital Markets Corp.

The company employs 1,000 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 5 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.

Michael John Miller has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2007. Michael Forlenza joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Keith Christian Leavy Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2003 Other 1073073
Susanne Hedda Vorster Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2003 Other 1990676
Michael George Zeiss Managing director and chief legal officer 1 Oct 2003 Other 1663037
Peter Christopher Hinman Director and chief operating officer 1 May 2005 Other 1966876
Robert Jackson Blackstock Director 1 Mar 2006 Other 1240070
Eric Clifton Tripp Director 1 Mar 2006 Other 2983767
Charles N. Piermarini Director 1 Oct 2006 Other 1962060
Michael John Miller Director 1 Oct 2007 Other 2764796
Perry Colter Hoffmeister Director 1 Apr 2010 Other 2102809
Lucas Robertson Seabrook Director 1 Jan 2011 Other 6051987
Bmo Financial Corp. Shareholder 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 51-0275712
Patti Lozier Behnke Chief financial officer 1 May 2012 Other 2001291
Alan Tannenbaum Director 1 Jun 2012 Other 2134180
David John Kucera Director 1 Jun 2012 Other 2598213
Paul Francis Secchia Director 1 Nov 2012 Other 6143181
Brad Anders Rothbaum Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 1802673
Clare Kathryn Pierce Managing director and chief legal officer 1 Oct 2013 Other 1822394
John Brophy Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 3159937
Elizabeth Eileen Bailey Chief compliance officer 1 May 2015 Other 4154255
Patrick Paul Cronin Director 1 Jun 2015 Other 3013752
Bradley Scott Reid Director 1 Jun 2015 Other 2526207
Peter Allan Myers Director 1 Jun 2015 Other 6419340
Christopher David Taves Director 1 Jun 2015 Other 6519857
Kenneth Edward Librot Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 1546288
Daniela Anna O'leary Gill Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 6571653
Conni Gibson Chief legal officer 1 Oct 2015 Other 6577348
Michael William Coppins Cheif financial officer 1 Mar 2017 Other 4537128
Michael Forlenza Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2017 Other 5886049

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Bank Of Montreal Shareholder 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 13-4941092

Based in New York

The principal office where Bmo Capital Markets Corp. performs its advisory services is located at 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (212) 702-1981. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm est on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bmocm.com.