A Wealth of Investment Research
We can help clients outsource all or part of their managed accounts investment process, giving them more time to spend with investors and prospects. Lockwood Advisors, Inc., our affiliated registered investment adviser, offers a comprehensive range of institutional-quality research, experienced portfolio consulting services and professionally managed advisory portfolios designed to help meet the needs across all market segments—from emerging to ultra-high-net-worth investors.
An Experienced Managed Accounts Provider
In 1996, Lockwood introduced its separate accounts platform designed to meet the growing needs of independent advisors and their investors. Today, its innovative solutions are grounded in its long-standing philosophy and investment process that applies a comprehensive, long-term approach to portfolio construction, with an emphasis on downside risk management.
- Access a broad assortment of professionally managed advisory portfolios and models
- Employ a depth of research to help make portfolio and investment decisions*
- Gain practical insights on how to grow and scale your business, while optimizing cost and productivity efficiencies through hands-on training and education
Specialized Capabilities to Help Support Your Program
From investment manager and program sponsor to platform and research provider, you can access the investment support you need, however you structure your program:
- Investment research: Gain insights across capital markets, asset allocation, manager analysis and due diligence, portfolio design and construction, and monitoring.
- Asset management: Access a diverse suite of managed portfolios, spanning both risk-based and objective-based strategies, with innovative mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) wrap accounts, separately managed accounts and unified managed accounts, as well as an expansive menu of third-party strategist models.
- Turnkey solution: Scale your business through the Lockwood Managed360® program through its comprehensive offering that includes professionally advised managed accounts solutions, a powerful suite of integrated sales, research, portfolio management and client experience tools and ongoing advisor education and support.
In-depth Consulting for Advisors
Advisory Consulting services provide holistic investment advice to both firms and their advisors. The Lockwood team works with firms to help them develop and manage an investment advisory offering tailored to investor needs. They also work with advisors on analyzing existing portfolios, creating customized proposals, and assisting them in their client review process. The team is backed by the resources of the Lockwood Investment Team, BNY Mellon, and some of our industry’s best known research providers.
* In providing these services, Lockwood is not assuming responsibility for the advisory firm’s regulatory compliance or providing advice or recommendations directly to investors. The advisory firm is responsible for independently evaluating the output of these services and determining whether or not to implement any practices suggested as a result thereof.
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If you were a participant in Lockwood’s AdvisorFlex Portfolio Product during the period January 1, 2014 and September 5, 2015, you may be entitled to a refund of certain mutual funds fees. Some mutual funds have share classes that charge 12b-1 fees to cover fund distribution, marketing and shareholder services. These recurring fees, which are included in a mutual fund’s total annual fund operating expenses vary by share class, and are typically between 25 to 100 basis points. They are deducted from investments in the mutual fund on an ongoing basis and paid to the fund ‘s distributor or principal underwriter, which then remits the 12b-1 fees to the broker-dealer which sold and/or serviced the shares. Lockwood’s affiliated broker dealer, Pershing Advisor Solutions, received 12b-1 fees in connection with these investments. Lockwood provided some disclosure information regarding these fees, however the level of disclosure may have been inadequate, so that investors could fully understand this conflict of interest. As a result, Lockwood has agreed to settle an enforcement action with the SEC, which has entered an Order requiring Lockwood to do the following:
- Correct the relevant disclosures related to mutual fund share class selection and 12b-1 fees.
- Update policies and procedures so they are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act in connection with disclosures regarding mutual fund share class selection.
- Reimburse affected investors for the amount of the 12b-1 fees received by Lockwood’s affiliate during this time frame, totaling $45,872, together with prejudgment interest of an additional $6,315.98, subject to a qualifying minimum amount.
You do not need to take any action, if you are entitled to a reimbursement under this program Lockwood be contacting you directly with the details of your refund.