DOUGLAS R. ROTHSCHILD NAMED PRESIDENT OF PERFORMANCE TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
CHICAGO—July 11, 2011—Douglas R. Rothschild, a financial industry veteran and expert in hedge fund operations and asset management, was named President of Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC (PTIA), a sister company of Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, the companies announced today.
As President, Mr. Rothschild will be responsible for running the asset management business for Performance Trust Investment Advisors and executing the company’s current business strategy, including raising additional assets and building out the infrastructure in distribution, client service and operations. He will team up with Chief Investment Officer Peter Cook, who manages the investment teams at PTIA. Mr. Rothschild has over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. Previously, Mr. Rothschild was a partner at Agecroft Partners, LLC, a global, award-winning third-party marketing firm founded by 27-year veteran Don Steinbrugge. At Agecroft, Mr. Rothschild helped build an elite, alternatives-focused distribution firm that received six third-party marketer-of-the-year awards over the last three years. Mr. Rothschild managed Agecroft’s distribution efforts in Europe and sourcing and signing managers in London and Asia, producing a lasting footprint for the firm’s future. “Doug is one of the best leaders and salespeople I have known in my 27-year career. His ability to build businesses and relationships is rare,” said Agecroft’s Don Steinbrugge. In addition to interviewing hundreds of hedge fund managers for Agecroft Partners, Mr. Rothschild served on the executive committee of a large, multi-strategy hedge fund and developed relationships with the world’s leading public and corporate pension funds, endowment funds, international private banks, consultants and funds of funds. He has been a frequent presenter at industry conferences and premier business schools and investment banks in the U.S. He spent over eight years as a trader and manager of trading operations at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Board Options Exchange. Mr. Rothschild earned a master’s degree in education from Arizona State University and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Wheaton College. He also spent two years as a free agent in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals. He has his series 7, 63 and 3 licenses.
Rich Berg, CEO of Performance Trust Companies, said: “Doug’s expertise in building an asset management business and his distribution capabilities make him a great fit for PTIA. We are growing rapidly, and we will benefit from Doug’s operational expertise. Doug will partner with our CIO, Peter Cook, who continues to focus on delivering returns for our investors. We are thrilled to have him lead the team.”
About Performance Trust Investment Advisors
Performance Trust Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisor that specializes in fixed income, bank equity and real estate investment strategies. As part of the Performance Trust Companies (founded in 1994), PTIA began managing outside capital in 2008 and has grown rapidly, managing assets of pension, endowment, family office, fund of funds and individual clients. Based in Chicago, the firm manages funds and separately managed accounts tailored to the liquidity needs of its clients. For more information, go to www.PerformanceTrustInvestmentAdvisors.com.
For More Information, Contact:
Peter B. Cook, Chief Investment Officer
(312) 521-1107
Industry Expert Builds New Tax-Free Muni Strategy for
Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC
CHICAGO —July 26, 2011— Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC (PTIA), an affiliate of Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, has tapped veteran municipal bond portfolio manager J. Thomas Futrell to head an elite municipal bond investment strategy for PTIA. With this new capability, PTIA will serve individual and institutional investors by employing investment strategies that will capitalize on opportunities in the municipal bond market.
Futrell, who developed a wealth of experience in municipal bond research and portfolio management during more than two decades with Chicago-based Nuveen Investments, will build a team of investment professionals to offer investors products that invest in tax-exempt municipal bonds. Municipal bonds are generally attractive to investors for their tax advantages, high yields and historically low default rates.
Tom is a great addition to our team because he is an expert in municipal bond analysis and investing, as he has proven during his career. We are excited about the opportunity for our clients from an absolute return perspective relative to other fixed-income asset classes,” said Peter Cook, PTIA Chief Investment Officer. “Municipal bonds fit our investment philosophy in markets that have experienced distress, mispricing, and inefficiencies.
Futrell brings to PTIA a track record of success. While at Nuveen, Futrell headed an 18-member municipal research team, and managed the All-American Municipal Bond Fund, a $350 million open-end investment grade municipal bond fund during the time he managed it. Futrell also served as Chief Investment Officer of Claymore Securities, Inc., a diversified asset management company that had approximately $16 billion under management and supervision at the time of his departure in 2010. Futrell will call on his management and recruiting experience as he builds an expert investment advisory team.
I was initially attracted to PTIA by its goal of exploiting anomalies in markets, and the municipal bond market provides many ways to accomplish that. Furthermore, given our size, we can be very selective in our investments, so we can focus on managing clients’ assets, rather than amassing them,” said Futrell. “We believe the timing is right for this initiative, and we are eager to offer our clients this exciting new strategy.
About Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC
Performance Trust Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisor that specializes in fixed income, bank equity and real estate investment strategies. As part of the Performance Trust Companies (founded in 1994), PTIA began managing outside capital in 2008 and has grown rapidly, managing assets of pension, endowment, family office, fund of funds and individual clients. Based in Chicago, the firm manages funds and separately managed accounts tailored to the liquidity needs of its clients. For more information, go to www.PTIA.com.
For more information, contact:
Douglas R. Rothschild, President
Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC
(312) 521-1107
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Industry Veteran Joins Performance Trust Investment Advisors “Muni” Funds Team
CHICAGO —July 26, 2011—Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC (PTIA), an affiliate of Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, announced today that John Wilhelm has joined its elite team of specialized municipal bond portfolio management and research. With this capability, PTIA will serve individual and institutional investors by employing investment strategies that will capitalize on opportunities in the municipal bond market.
Wilhelm, who has developed a wealth of expertise in municipal and corporate bond credit research and fixed-income portfolio management during his twenty-one year career, will help to build a team of investment professionals to offer investors products that invest in tax-exempt municipal bonds. Municipal bonds are generally attractive to investors for their tax advantages, high yields and historically low default rates.
"Our team objective is not to grow our asset base size similar to large institutional asset managers, but to take advantage of our small size and increase portfolio performance by incorporating fundamental sector, credit and total return scenario analysis to achieve our individual clients’ goals and objectives," said Wilhelm.
Prior to joining PTIA, Wilhelm was a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Chicago-based Nuveen Investments. While at Nuveen, Wilhelm managed more than $3 billion in total assets covering high yield and high quality municipal bond strategies. Before he joined the portfolio management team, Wilhelm led a team of credit analysts responsible for research of industrial development bonds, utilities and real estate-backed financings.
We are excited to have John as a part of the PTIA family. His broad industry experience rounds out our team and brings even more opportunity for our clients,” said Peter Cook, PTIA Chief Investment Officer. “We look forward to developing his ideas and insight to help bring our clients the highest potential returns on their investments.
About Performance Trust Investment Advisors
Performance Trust Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisor that specializes in fixed income, bank equity and real estate investment strategies. As part of the Performance Trust Companies (founded in 1994), PTIA began managing outside capital in 2008 and has grown rapidly, managing assets of pension, endowment, family office, fund of funds and individual clients. Based in Chicago, the firm manages funds and separately managed accounts tailored to the liquidity needs of its clients. For more information, go to www.PTIA.com.
For more information, contact:
Douglas R. Rothschild, President
Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC
(312) 521-1107
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COMMUNITY BANK INVESTMENT EXPERT MICHAEL F. ROSINUS JOINS
PERFORMANCE TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORS
CHICAGO—February 10, 2011—Michael F. Rosinus, an experienced institutional investor and advisor specializing in community banks, was named Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager by Performance Trust Investment Advisors (PTIA), LLC, the company announced today.
In this newly created position, Rosinus will lead the bank investment strategy at PTIA, which will seek investment opportunities in as many as a dozen community banks during the next few years. Community banks are suffering from a severe capital shortage due to the economic recession and PTIA aims to help weather these tough economic challenges by selectively providing them with capital and operating experience.
Rosinus has a successful track record as a portfolio manager specializing in community bank investments and as a senior advisor in the private equity and hedge fund industries. For the past three years, Rosinus was the Senior Advisor of the community bank investment team at New York-based Lightyear Capital LLC. While at Lightyear, Rosinus led successful investment campaigns to recapitalize community banks, including a $350 million capital campaign to assist distressed and failing banks in Georgia.
“We work with community banks every day and we believe in the critical financial role that these institutions play in communities throughout the country,” said Peter Cook, Chief Investment Officer of Performance Trust Investment Advisors. “Creating a way to support and invest in these institutions is a perfect fit for our asset management business.”
To support this strategy, four investment professionals with expertise in depository institutions have joined
the PTIA team.
“I am delighted to join Performance Trust Investment Advisors and I look forward to working with this investment team,” Rosinus said. “Community banks are the foundation on which many local economies are built and the timing is right to start this new strategy. We hope to identify many attractive investment opportunities in the banking industry over the next few years.”
Rosinus, a longtime resident of Winnetka, Ill., has an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y.
About Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC Headquartered in Chicago, Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC (PTIA) is a
Registered Investment Advisor that employs a disciplined analytical framework to identify potential investment opportunities. PTIA currently operates investment strategies within the fixed-income, securitized finance, and banking sectors.
For more information, go to
www.PTIA.com.
PERFORMANCE TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC (PTIA) LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE
CHICAGO—Sept. 1, 2010—Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC (PTIA), an asset management company, has launched a new web site designed to showcase its expanded product and client base, the company said today. The web site, with a fresh design and content, is located at www.PTIA.com and will serve as a resource for high net worth individuals, family offices, Registered Investment Advisors, and institutional clients.
PTIA has over 16 years of experience managing fixed-income portfolios and more than $350 million in assets under management. PTIA recently launched its first mutual fund. By visiting www.PTIA.com, visitors will find a link to information on all PTIA investment products and strategies.
PTIA offers investment products for both institutions and individuals, focusing on non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities. Using the Performance Trust Total Return™ methodology for fixed-income investing, PTIA strives for consistent, unbiased investment decisions rather than decisions made by conventional market assumptions and speculations.
“The launch of our first bond mutual fund created a perfect opportunity to upgrade our web site with new graphics and content,” said Peter B. Cook, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of PTIA. “Our organization has grown substantially over the past two years, and our web site has been expanded to give better access to information about our company, what investment opportunities are available, and how we invest,” he said.
About Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC
Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC (PTIA) is an investment manager with over 16 years of experience managing fixed-income portfolios for institutions and individuals. PTIA employs a disciplined analytical framework that evaluates potential risks and rewards across and within investment sectors. Using our Performance Trust Total Return™ methodology, PTIA strives for consistent, unbiased investment decisions rather than decisions made by conventional market assumptions and speculations. PTIA believes this methodology has historically revealed investment opportunities and exposed otherwise embedded risks. First and foremost is our goal of creating the most beneficial risk/reward profiles to help our investors meet a wide range of investment objectives. For more information, go to www.PTIA.com.
For More Information, Contact:
James H. Matson, President & COO
Performance Trust Companies
(312) 521-1103
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FINANCIAL SERVICES EXECUTIVE JEFFREY W. SMITH, CFA, JOINS
PERFORMANCE TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
CHICAGO—December 22, 2009—Jeffrey W. Smith, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and institutional sales and marketing executive, was named Managing Director of Business Development at Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC, a sister company of Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, the companies announced today.
In this newly created position, Smith will develop new client relationships for Performance Trust Investment Advisors, whose asset management business has grown substantially since it was established two years ago. Specifically, Smith will be responsible for marketing strategies, sales management and client services.
Smith has deep experience developing and managing new business for a number of the nation’s best-known brands, including Fidelity Investments, UBS, State Street Bank and Chase.
Most recently, Smith managed his own asset management consulting firm, specializing in strategy, product and distribution. Previously, he worked for Pyramis Global Advisors, a unit of Fidelity Investments, as head of institutional distribution, and as Managing Director of UBS Global Asset Management. Smith is a member of the CFA Institute and Investment Analyst Society of Chicago, and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Christian Heritage Academy.
The Performance Trust Companies focus on helping financial institutions become top performers through strategic financial advisory and investment banking services. Performance Trust Investment Advisors launched its asset management business in 2008 for institutional investors, Registered Investment Advisors, family offices and high net worth individuals. The group is led by Chief Investment Officer Peter Cook.
“Jeff brings an array of institutional, investment and operational experience to our asset management business, and we are pleased to have him join this unit,” said James H. Matson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Performance Trust Companies. “The relationships and skills Jeff has built over his successful career will allow him to hit the ground running and bring immediate value to our team.”
Smith earned a BA in economics from Wheaton College and an MBA with a specialization in finance from the University of Chicago.
About The Performance Trust Companies
The Performance Trust Companies are an SEC-registered investment advisor and FINRA regulated broker\dealer, with proprietary investment methodologies and products designed to accomplish investment objectives. Based in Chicago, Performance Trust focuses on educating fixed income investment professionals and assisting client institutions to invest through total return. For more information, go to www.performancetrust.com.
For More Information, Contact:
James H. Matson, President & COO
(312) 521-1103
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FINANCIAL INVESTMENT EXECUTIVE PETER B. COOK, CFA,
NAMED CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER OF
PERFORMANCE TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
CHICAGO—September 18, 2008—Peter B. Cook, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and successful financial services leader with broad experience in asset management, was named Chief Investment Officer of Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC, a sister company of Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, the companies announced today.
As Chief Investment Officer, Cook will develop and implement investment policies and procedures for the company’s expanded asset management business. Previously, Cook founded and was the Chief Investment Officer at Rochester Partners L.P., a highly ranked, value-oriented global hedge fund based in Hinsdale, Illinois. He also served as a hedge fund manager and head of global equity trading at Templeton Investments, and Vice President of interest rate swap and option trading at Union Bank of Switzerland. Cook serves on several leadership committees of the CFA Society of Chicago and recently chaired its Investment Exchange Forum.
The Performance Trust Companies focus on helping financial institutions become top performers through strategic financial advisory and investment banking services. Performance Trust Investment Advisors recently launched a new private placement investment fund for institutional investors and high net worth individuals.
“Peter has impressive track records in global investment and trading management in all major asset classes, and his extensive understanding of markets worldwide will create significant investment opportunities for our clients,” said James H. Matson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Performance Trust Capital Partners. “We are very pleased that Peter is joining our team in this newly created position,” he said.
Cook earned a BS in accountancy from the University of Illinois and an MBA with a specialization in international finance from the University of Chicago. In addition to being a CFA, Cook passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in 1982 while working in audit and tax functions at Deloitte and Touche.
About The Performance Trust Companies
The Performance Trust Companies are an SEC-registered investment advisor and FINRA regulated broker\dealer, with proprietary investment methodologies and products designed to accomplish investment objectives. Based in Chicago, Performance Trust focuses on educating fixed income investment professionals and assisting client institutions to invest through total return. For more information, go to www.performancetrust.com.
For More Information, Contact:
James H. Matson, President & COO
(312) 521-1103
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