Callan Associates Inc.
71 Stevenson St., Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 974-1500; fax: (415) 978-3049; www.callan.com
Callan Associates provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international, venture capital, LBO, derivatives, private investment and GIC investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides advice on investment options to offer employees; guidance on hiring record keepers; advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options; fee analyses; and investment policy statements. It has two professionals working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 830 equity mutual funds, 448 fixed-income mutual funds, 257 money market funds and 23 GIC providers.
The firm provides style performance reports, investment measurement service, presentation consulting, marketing program analysis and product analysis to the investment management industry.
Of the 218 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 98 are corporate, 71 are public, 15 are union, 31 are foundation or endowment funds and three are others. The firm also provided services to 37 nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which 23 were corporate, six were public and eight were foundation or endowment funds.
There are 26 professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Ronald D. Peyton is client contact.
Cambridge Financial Services Inc.
2001 W. Main St., Suite 225, Stamford, CT 06902-4501; phone: (203) 359-3055; fax: (203) 359-4950; www.cambridgefs.com
Cambridge Financial Services provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international, venture capital, LBO, derivatives, private investment and GIC investments. It also provides investment fiduciary management consulting.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees; bundled services through a mutual fund alliance; advice on investment options to offer employees; guidance on hiring record keepers; advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options; and trustee and custodian selection and analysis.
The firm tracks 6,000 equity mutual funds, 4,000 fixed-income mutual funds, 200 money market mutual funds and 45 GIC providers.
Of the 53 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 52 are corporate and one is public.
The firm also provided services to 17 nonretainer tax-exempt corporate clients during the past year.
There are six professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard or soft dollars.
Paul P. Salamon is client contact.
Capital Consulting Group
5700 Commons Park Dr., East Syracuse, NY 13057; phone: (315) 445- 0267; fax: (315) 445-2351
Capital Consulting Group provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S. and global/international investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees; advice on investment options to offer employees; guidance on hiring record keepers; advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options; and financial planning as an employee benefit. It has one professional working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 8,600 equity and fixed-income mutual funds.
The firm has special expertise in education and communication programs for participants, diagnostic analysis of investment option structure and strategic planning.
Of the 28 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 25 are corporate, one is public and two are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to two corporate nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year.
There are three professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Gilbert C. Lynagh is client contact.
The Carmack Group Inc.
1961 Huntington Dr., Suite 201, Alhambra, CA 91801-1222; phone: (626) 289-0873; fax: (626) 289-0113; www.thecarmackgroup.com
The Carmack Group provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international and derivatives.
For 401(k)s the firm provides: advice on investment options to offer employees; advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options; and assistance with communicating options and risk/return profiles of options to participants. It has two professionals working solely on the needs of 401(k) plans.
The firm tracks 2,900 equity mutual funds and 550 fixed-income mutual funds.
The firm has special expertise in manager performance analysis, asset allocation and investment policy, and integrating real-world experience into investment management consulting.
The firm provides value-added studies, alternative performance communication approaches, and peer group comparisons to the investment management industry.
Of the five tax-exempt clients on retainer, one is public and four are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to four nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which one was corporate and three were foundation or endowment funds.
There are 10 professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard or soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Society of Jesus, Albuquerque Academy, University of South Florida Foundation and Braille Institute.
James A. Carmack is client contact.
Chartwell Consulting (USA)
51 Park St., Montclair, NJ 07042; phone: (973) 783-2900; fax: (973) 783-2998
Chartwell Consulting (USA) LLC provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S. and global/international investments, and manager selection and performance measurement for GIC investments.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides investment education/communications for employees; advice on investment options to offer employees; and guidance on hiring record keepers.
There are three professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include Lloyds Bank, The McCallie School, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and Tomkins Industries.
Richard Schaffer is client contact.
Colonial Consulting Corp.
1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2420, New York, NY 10020; phone: (212) 218-4900; fax: (212) 218-4930
Colonial Consulting Corp. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S. and global/international investing. In addition, the company offers performance measurement for venture capital, LBO and derivatives investing.
The firm has special expertise in not-for-profit consulting.
Of the 41 tax-exempt clients on retainer, six are corporate and 35 are foundation or endowment funds.
There are three professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard and soft dollars.
Michael A. Miller is client contact.
Comstat Capital Sciences
401 W. Georgia St., Suite 1780, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5A1, Canada; phone: (604) 669-5588; fax: (604) 669-0611; www.comstat.com
Comstat Capital Sciences Inc. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S. and global/international.
The firm has special expertise in Canadian balanced, equity and fixed-income management.
The firm provides the investment management industry with performance measurement reports and analysis; Level I and Level II verification of claims of AIMR compliance; and related consulting.
Of the 100 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 50 are corporate, 20 are public, 10 are union and 20 are foundation or endowment funds.
There are 10 professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard or soft dollars.
Tax-exempt retainer clients include University of British Columbia, Queen Alexandra Foundation, Province of New Brunswick and IPSCO Steel.
Paul Carter is client contact.
Concord Advisory Group
P.O. Box CN-5275, Princeton, NJ 08543-5275; phone: (609) 924-5565; fax: (609) 924-4766
Concord Advisory Group Ltd. provides overall development of investment policies/objectives and asset allocation. It provides manager selections, performance measurement and additional analysis for U.S., global/international and GIC investments. It also provides investment cost analysis.
For 401(k) plans, the firm provides guidance on hiring record keepers and advice on the hiring of firms offering specific investment options.
The firm tracks 6,000 equity mutual funds, 3,000 fixed-income mutual funds and 50 GIC providers.
The firm has special expertise in midsize institutional clients with assets ranging from $10 million to $500 million.
Of the 100 tax-exempt clients on retainer, 60 are corporate and 40 are foundation or endowment funds. The firm also provided services to 10 nonretainer tax-exempt clients during the past year, of which two were corporate and eight were foundation or endowment funds.
There are five professional consultants. Fees are payable in hard dollars.
Chris Cahill is client contact.
