Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. (New York)


Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $13.28 billion of regulatory assets for 6,430 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 34 other states.




Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. is $13.28 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 18% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $3.41 billion in discretionary accounts and $9.87 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $661.24 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $7.77 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc.

John Alan Ross has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1999. Charles Geza Vonarentschildt joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Deutsche Bank U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp. Stockholder 1 Dec 1987 75% - 100% 13-3131103
Mary Noreen Owen Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 1998 Other 1024913
Grant Kvalheim Vice chairman 1 Feb 1999 Other 1568779
Yves Christian Debalmann Co-chairman/co-chief executive officer 1 Oct 1999 Other 1675429
Mayo A Iii Shattuck Co-chairman/co-chief executive officer 1 Oct 1999 Other 1464321
John Alan Ross Director 1 Oct 1999 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
James Edward Virtue Director/president 1 Oct 1999 Other 1236163
Thomas John Gavenda Chief financial officer/finop 1 Jun 2000 Other 2154609
Michael Brian Kiernan Director/chief operations officer 1 Aug 2000 Other 2091346
George Paul Stamas Vice chairman 1 Aug 2000 Other 4162291
Margaret Mary Obrien Srop/institutional 1 Oct 2000 Other 707224
Mark Elliot Paverman Crop/institutional 1 Oct 2000 Other 1046105
David Michael Dipietro Director 1 Jan 2001 Other 1574679
Daniel Joseph Donovan Crop/retail 1 Jan 2001 Other 1163029
Benjamin Howell Iv Griswold Senior chairman 1 Jan 2001 Other 230465
Stephen Thomas Mitchell Srop/retail 1 Jan 2001 Other 337099
Kevin Edward Parker Director 1 Jan 2001 Other 1412389
Thomas S Jr Schweizer Director 1 Jan 2001 Other 416657
Seth Harrison Waugh Director 1 Jan 2001 Other 1110987
Ernest Robert Cotter Director 1 Mar 2001 Other 1671989
Seth Harrison Waugh Chairman/chief executive officer/president 1 Sep 2001 Other 1110987
Thomas James Hughes Director 1 Nov 2001 Other 1258975
Thomas Jr Schweizer Managing director 1 Dec 2001 Other 416657
Brian Killefer Srop/retail 1 Jan 2002 Other 1951407
Charles Geza Vonarentschildt Director 1 Feb 2002 Other 1434663
David Michael Dipietro Director 1 Feb 2002 Other 1574679

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. Shareholder 1 Sep 1992 25% - 50% 13-3645372
Deutsche Bank Ag Shareholder 1 May 1999 75% - 100% 13-2944988
Taunus Corporation Shareholder 1 Oct 1999 75% - 100% 13-4060471
Taunus Corporation Shareholder 1 Sep 2000 25% - 50% 13-4060471

Based in New York

The principal office where Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 31 West 52 Nd Street, New York, NY 10019, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Baltimore, MD. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-469-5000 or by fax N/A. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.