Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc. (New York)


Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $3.38 billion of regulatory assets for 17,533 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Hsbc Securities (Usa) provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and provide asset alloc recommendations & based upon such recommendations 3rd party adv to manage assets pursuant to client approval. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Hsbc Securities (Usa): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc. is $3.38 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -43% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $287.25 million in discretionary accounts and $3.09 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.42 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $176.86 thousand.
Hsbc Securities (Usa) has custody of $3.41 billion in cash and securities for 18,098 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 61% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 31% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Patrick Michael Mr Nolan serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Patrick Michael Mr Nolan is individuals with 13,847 clients and $2.08 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Hsbc Securities (Usa) has the 2nd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.38 billion for 17,533 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.

Hsbc Securities (Usa) also advises several private funds. Namely, two real estate funds, nine private equity funds, and one venture capital fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc.

The company employs 1,017 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 21 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 207 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.

Patrick Michael Mr Nolan has been acting as President since 1 May 2011. Shaun Michael Mcdougall joined the executive team most recently as the Director And Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Hsbc Markets (Usa) Parent 1 Sep 1998 75% - 100% 13-3154043
John Raymond Moran Head of operations 1 Jan 2000 Other 3041518
Joseph Murphy Petri Director 1 Sep 2002 Other 1007773
Anthony John Murphy Ceo/director 1 Apr 2003 Other 4584743
Vincent James Toia Srop/crop 1 Jun 2004 Other 1490847
William Wong Cco/managing director/head of compliance cibm, north america 1 Oct 2004 Other 1857164
David Michael Watts Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2004 Other 4786635
Robin D. Jones Chief operating officer/director 1 Nov 2004 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael William Emerson General counsel 1 Jan 2005 Other 1941271
Susan Pach Agonis Crop 1 May 2006 Other 1292766
Michael Patrick Maloney Srop 1 May 2006 Other 1940168
Shuiwah Stella Li Srop 1 May 2006 Other 2926568
Anthony Matthew Verga Crop 1 May 2006 Other 1845993
Tiberio Massaro Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 1847137
Wai Yeung Li Srop 1 Jan 2007 Other 2957400
Anthony John Murphy Director 1 Mar 2007 Other 4584743
Thierry Roland President/ceo/director 1 Mar 2007 Other 5300316
Paulomi Shah Katzive Head of operations/chief operating officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 5260999
Gerard Mr. Mattia Director 1 Mar 2007 Other 4728053
Martyn Thomas Brush Director 1 Mar 2007 Other 5192992
Kwai Yun Chan Srop 1 Sep 2007 Other 4077468
William Wong President/ceo/director 1 Jun 2008 Other 1857164
Christopher Richard O'donnell Chief compliance officer/managing director/head of compliance global banking and markets, north america 1 Jun 2008 Other 2659616
Mark Allen Steffensen General counsel 1 Apr 2010 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
William Wong Director 1 Apr 2010 Other 1857164
Alexander Wynd President and ceo 1 Apr 2010 Other 5762539
Patrick Michael Mr Nolan Director 1 Aug 2010 Other 5833589
Jon Robert Bottorff Director 1 Sep 2010 Other 3206794
Patrick Michael Mr Nolan President/ceo/director 1 May 2011 Other 5833589
Matthew John Iii Flanigan Head of operations/chief operating officer 1 May 2011 Other 2234890
William Wong Director 1 May 2011 Other 1857164
David Donald Jr Morin Managing director, deputy head of banking, lam - investment adviser 1 Mar 2012 Other 2994683
Christopher Richard O'donnell Chief compliance officer/director/head of compliance global banking and markets, north america 1 Oct 2012 Other 2659616
Michael Curry Cutlip Reg gbm coo banking americas - investment adviser 1 Dec 2012 Other 4739854
Nial Joseph Kelly Director 1 Aug 2013 Other 6244902
Anthony Matthew Verga Chief compliance officer/director 1 Jan 2014 Other 1845993
James Patrick Kelly Director 1 Jun 2014 Other 1868918
Andrew David Ireland Director 1 Jun 2014 Other 1803463
Didier Descamps Director 1 Jun 2014 Other 6136868
Paulomi Shah Katzive Director 1 Jun 2014 Other 5260999
Steven Nicholas Lombardo Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2014 Other 1930093
Alexis Ann Vasquez Meissner Director 1 Dec 2014 Other 6435409
Suzanna M Carr Treasurer 1 Dec 2014 Other 6451182
Thierry Mr Roland Director 1 Mar 2015 Other 5300316
David Donald Jr Morin Managing director, deputy head of banking, lam - investment adviser 1 Mar 2015 Other 2994683
Didier Descamps President/ceo 1 Apr 2015 Other 6136868
Raffie Sarkis Markarian Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2015 Other 3204910
Jason Louis Smith Head of wealth management compliance/cco registered investment advisor 1 Jun 2015 Other 4369913
David I Futter Director 1 Jun 2015 Other 3080129
David Irving Futter Director 1 Jun 2015 Other 3080129
George Ilbert Mandl Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2015 Other 1744083
John Henry Ruggiero Chief compliance officer - investment adviser 1 Jul 2015 Other 2294079
John Henry Ruggiero Chief compliance officer - investment adviser 1 Aug 2015 Other 2294079
Thierry Mr Roland President/ceo/director 1 Sep 2015 Other 5300316
Gregory Terrall Pierce Director/regional business head 1 Sep 2015 Other 6548141
Thierry Roland President/ceo/director 1 Sep 2015 Other 5300316
Frank Joseph Weigand General counsel 1 Oct 2016 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Frank J Weigand General counsel 1 Oct 2016 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Mather Boardman Director and officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 4281003
Suzanna Maud Carr Director 1 Sep 2017 Other 6451182
Nicholas Mitchell Sahadi Chief compliance officer - bd 1 Jun 2018 Other 4044856
Andre Guilherme Brandao President/ceo/director 1 Jul 2018 Other 2461982
Blair C Selber Director 1 Aug 2018 Other 7007566
Gerard Mattia President/ceo/director 1 Oct 2018 Other 4728053
Andre Guilherme Brandao President/ceo/director 1 Jan 2019 Other 2461982
Shaun Michael Mcdougall Director and officer 1 Apr 2019 Other 4869146

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Hsbc Investments (North America) Inc. Holding company 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 43-2027974
Hsbc North America Holdings Inc. Holding company 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 23-2186091
Hsbc Holdings Plc 01/01/2004 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 13-5146790
Hsbc Investment (North America) Inc. (Hinai) 01/01/2004 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 43-2027974
Hsbc North America Holdings Inc. (Hnahi) 01/01/2004 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 23-2186091
Hsbc Holdings Plc Ultimate parent company 1 Jul 2005 75% - 100% 13-5146790
Hsbc Overseas Holdings (Uk) Limited Holding company 1 Jul 2005 75% - 100% 98-0460325
Hsbc Overseas Holdings (Uk) Ltd (Hohu) 07/01/2005 1 Jul 2005 75% - 100% 98-0460325

Based in New York

The principal office where Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 330 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Brooklyn, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-525-2879 or by fax 212-525-5239. The normal business hours are 8:30am - 5:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at us.hsbc.com/1/2/3/personal/other-services/investing.