Van Kampen Advisors Inc (New York)

Van Kampen Advisors Inc is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.46 billion of regulatory assets for 7,184 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Van Kampen Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Van Kampen Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Van Kampen Advisors Inc is $1.46 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -2% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.46 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $203.01 thousand each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Van Kampen Advisors Inc 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.

Careers at Van Kampen Advisors Inc

Owen David Thomas has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2005. Mark Patten joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Msam Holdings Ii	Parent of vk investments inc.	1 Oct 1996	75% - 100%	13-3898967
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.	Parent/msam holdings ii, inc.	1 Mar 1998	75% - 100%	36-3145972
Richard Francis Powers	Director, ceo, chairman	1 Jun 1998	Other	366957
Van Kampen Investments Inc.	Parent	1 Jul 1998	75% - 100%	36-3857848
Allen Thomas Smith	Dir, exec vp, gen counsel, secretary	1 Feb 1999	Other	3200669
Michael H Santo	Director, exec vp, chief ops & tech officer	1 Jul 1999	Other	1877079
Don James Andrews	Sr. vp, chief compliance officer	1 Oct 1999	Other	2406739
Stephen Lyle Boyd	President, coo	1 Apr 2000	Other	1963663
John Mccann Cunniff	Senior vice president	1 Nov 2000	Other	2683515
Joseph John Mcalinden	Managing director, chief investment officer	1 Jul 2001	Other	1519479
Sara Louise Badler	Executive director, general counsel, secretary	1 Aug 2001	Other	1795127
Mitchell Moses Merin	Director, chairman, president, ceo	1 Dec 2002	Other	1605328
David Michael Swanson	Director, chief operating officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	1645507
John Louis Sullivan	Director, managing director	1 Dec 2002	Other	1889198
Stefanie Vanessa Chang	Secretary	1 Dec 2002	Other	2983493
Alexander Charles Frank	Treasurer	1 Dec 2002	Other	2046878
Jeffrey Hiller	Managing director, chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	2612970
Edward Charles Wood	Executive firector, chief administrative officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	1140818
Walter Edward Rein	Executive director, chief financial officer	1 Dec 2002	Other	2603194
Jonathan Stuart Thomas	Director, managing director	1 Mar 2004	Other	1581086
Carsten Otto	Executive director & chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2004	Other	2688833
Kenneth Castiglia	Managing director & chief financial officer	1 Dec 2004	Other	2543371
Kenneth J Castiglia	Managing director & chief financial officer	1 Dec 2004	Other	2543371
Owen David Thomas	Acting president	1 Sep 2005	Other	1748613
Owen David Thomas	President	1 Dec 2005	Other	1748613
Owen Thomas	President & director	1 Dec 2005	Other	1748613
Dennis Francis Shea	Chief investment officer, head of global equity & managing director	1 Feb 2006	Other	1410202
James David Germany	Chief investment officer, global fixed income & managing director	1 Feb 2006	Other	1748523
Kenneth J Castiglia	Chief financial officer & treasurer	1 Dec 2006	Other	2543371
Arthur Jason Lev	General counsel & managing director	1 Feb 2007	Other	2760145
Mary Ann Picciotto	Executive director & chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2007	Other	4235357
Stuart Bohart	President, director & managing director	1 Feb 2008	Other	2603191
Jerry William Miller	President, managing director & director	1 Sep 2008	Other	1272631
Jeffrey Allen Gelfand	Chief financial officer,treasuer & managing director	1 Feb 2009	Other	3198911
Kevin Michael Klingert	Head of global fixed income, acting chief investment officer & managing director	1 Feb 2009	Other	1477924
Mark Patten	Chief financial officer, treasurer & managing director	1 Sep 2009	Other	1352783

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.	Parent of msam holding ii, inc.	1 May 1997	75% - 100%	36-3145972
Morgan Stanley	Parent of msam holding ii, inc.	1 May 1997	75% - 100%	36-3145972

Based in New York

The principal office where Van Kampen Advisors Inc performs its advisory services is located at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Houston, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-296-6600 or by fax 646-452-0390. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5pm on Monday - Friday.