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What makes one investment manager different from the next service, diligence or performance? We say all of the above. If you are looking for an asset management firm that delivers quality service, a highly diligent approach to investing and consistent historical investment performance*, then look no further than Advantus Capital Management.
President
Bob SenklerNumber of Employees 1,500
Contact Information
400 Robert St N
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-2098
(651) 665-3826
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NAICS Code Securities Brokerage: 523120
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Advantus Sees Silver Linings in Stormy Mortgage Securities Market
- 2008-11-13
While the devastated residential mortgage market continues to make headlines, experts in structured finance at Advantus Capital Management are finding opportunities in high yielding investment-grade mortgage bonds. In a paper co-authored by Advantus executives Dean Di Bias, Sean O'Connell, and Chris Sebald, they explain how "guilt by association" has...
Jon Thompson has been promoted to vice president of structured finance for Advantus Capital Management in St. Paul, Minnesota
- 2007-10-01
Jon Thompson has been promoted to vice president of structured finance for Advantus Capital Management in St. Paul, Minnesota. Matt Greer has been named vice president in the Austin, Texas, office of Horsham, Pennsylvania-based Capmark Finance Inc. Rob Friederich has been named vice president in the San Diego office of...
Hartford Financial.(Advertising, Branding News)(Hartford Fire Insurance Co.)(Advantus Capital Management sues Aetna Inc.)
- 2006-10-01
HARTFORD FINANCIAL is committed to running a quarter-page black and white ad every Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal's Personal Journal section. The ad is targeting affluent baby boomers and broker/financial planners.... A federal district court i HARTFORD FINANCIAL is committed to running a quarter-page black...
Advantus Appoints Bolken Associate Real Estate Portfolio Manager
- 2005-09-22
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Lowell Bolken, CFA, has been appointed associate portfolio manager of real estate securities by Advantus Capital Management. Bolken, who has an MBA from Columbia University, joins the more than 80 percent of investment professionals at Advantus who have a master's degree, CFA designation, or both....
Advantus Capital Management Inc. (Moving Up: Hirings & Promotions).
- 2002-07-22
* Advantus Capital Management Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., has appointed Dianne Orbison interim head of the company, replacing president William Westhoff, 55, who is retiring this month. Ms. Orbison, 50, is currently vice president, investment products. According to a statement issued...
St. Paul, Minn.-Based Advantus Capital Management Makes the Most of Its Assets.
- 2002-07-07
Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 7--St. Paul-based Advantus Capital Management has been making some quiet changes. Advantus, the asset-management arm of St. Paul-based Minnesota Life Insurance, has increased its staff, narrowed its focus and brought in ...
Advantus President Westhoff Retires, Orbison Appointed Interim Head
- 2002-07-01
Business Editors William Westhoff, CFA, president, Advantus Capital Management, will retire July 26, 2002, announced Robert L. Senkler, chairman, president and chief executive of Securian Financial Group, Advantus' parent company. Dianne Orbison, CFA, vice president, Investment Products, will serve as interim head of Advantus and is a leading candidate...
Advantus Seeing Improved Performance Under New Head of Equities; Matt Finn Returns After 3 1/2 Years to Oversee Managers of Funds He Started in 1990s
- 2002-02-25
Business Editors & Banking/Investment Writers ST. PAUL, Minn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 25, 2002 After only six months back at Advantus Capital Management, Matt Finn is starting to see positive results from the changes he's made. "I feel that everything needed for success was in place when I returned to...
Advantus Capital Management Launches Private Equity Fund of Funds
- 2002-01-28
Business Editors ST. PAUL, Minn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 28, 2002 Advantus Capital Management, Inc. announced the formation of Advantus Capital Partners Fund I, L.P., to offer $150-$250 million of limited partnership interests to qualified institutions and high net worth individuals. The fund invests as a limited partner in a diversified...
Advantus' Orbison named to ``Twin Cities Top Women in Finance''
- 2001-10-24
Business Editors ST. PAUL, Minn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 24, 2001 Dianne M. Orbison, vice president, investment products, Advantus Capital Management, is one of eight women named to the inaugural 2001 list of Twin Cities Top Women in Finance by Finance & Commerce, a local daily newspaper. Advantus is the asset...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Senkler | President |
| Christopher M. Sebald | Chief Investment Officer |
| Christopher R Sebald | Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
| David M Kuplic | Executive Vice President Advantus, Chief Investment Officer Securian Financial Group |
| Vicki L. Bailey | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Dave Schultz | Vice President, Real Estate and Structured Finance |
| Erica Bergsland | Vice President, Corporate Bonds |
| Gregory R Ortquist | Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Insurance Advisory |
| James Kragenbring | Cfa, Vice President and Senior Investment Officer |
| Jim Ziegler | Vice President, Real Estate and Structured Finance |
| Joe Gogola | Vice President and Portfolio Manager |
| John G Thompson | Vice President, Structured Finance |
| John R Leiviska | Vice President, Manager of Corporate Research |
| Kathy Parker | Vice President and Portfolio Manager |
| Marilyn Froelich | Vice President, Director and Portfolio Manager |
| Mark Hier | Nd Vice President, Communications and Research |
| Richard C Probst | Regional Vice President |
| Robert W Thompson | Vice President, Corporate Bond Research |
| Rose A Lambros | Vice President, Corporate Bonds |
| Ted Hoxmeier | Vice President and Portfolio Manager |
| Sean O'Connell | Director of Real Estate and Structured Finance Research |
| Ann Stanina | Manager, Administration and Marketing Support |
| Joe Betlej | Portfolio Manager |
| Thomas B Houghton | Co-Manager |
| David W Land | |
| James F Geiger | |
| James W Tobin | |
| Joseph W Scanlan | Investment Analyst, Corporate Bond Research |
| Lena S Harhaj | Investment Analyst, Structured Finance and Surveillance |
| Lowell Bolken | |
| Maggie Jensen | Media Relations Consultant |
| Sean W Timonen | Investment Analyst |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | President | Current |
| Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Chief Investment Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Senior Investment Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Executive Vice President Advantus, Chief Investment Officer Securian Financial Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Chief Compliance Officer | Current |
| Securian Financial Group, Inc. | Second Vice President, Investment Law | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Real Estate and Structured Finance | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Corporate Bonds | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Insurance Advisory | Current |
| Twin Cities Society of Securities Analysts | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Fixed Income Research Specialist | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Cfa, Vice President and Senior Investment Officer | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Real Estate and Structured Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President and Portfolio Manager | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
John G. Thompson is a General Partner and a founder of Mercator Asset Management, L.P. He serves as the firm's Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research. He began his career as a securities analyst for Atlantic Investment Partners, Ltd., an investment partnership. He later served as Vice President and portfolio manager at Scudder, Stevens and Clark. From 1979, until co-founding Mercator in 1984, John was Vice President and Director of Research for Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc., and served as Vice President of Templeton Funds, Inc. and Templeton Global Funds, Inc. He spent those five years developing the firm's global computer research capabilities and managing global portfolios. John received his MBA from University of Miami and a BS degree from Florida Atlantic University. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Institute, as well as a member of the Investment Counsel Association of America and the South Florida Financial Analysts Society.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mercator Asset Management | Chief Investment Officer and Director | Current |
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Structured Finance | Current |
| Investment Counsel Association of America,Inc. | Current | |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| CFA Institute | Member | Current |
| Scudder and Company, Inc. | Vice President and Portfolio Manager | Former |
| Scudder Stevens & Clark, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Mercator Asset Management | Founder | Former |
| Mercator Asset Management | General Partner | Former |
| Scudder Stevens & Clark, Inc. | Portfolio Manager | Former |
| University of Miami | MBA | Former |
| Florida Atlantic University | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Manager of Corporate Research | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President and Portfolio Manager | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Director and Portfolio Manager | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Nd Vice President, Communications and Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Regional Vice President | Current |
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Corporate Bond Research | Current |
| North Dakota Society of Cpas | Board of Directors | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, Corporate Bonds | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President and Portfolio Manager | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Director of Real Estate and Structured Finance Research | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Manager, Administration and Marketing Support | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Portfolio Manager | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Tom manages the Advantus Money Market portfolios and is a co-manager of the Total Return Fixed Income portfolios at Advantus. Tom has been responsible for all aspects of fixed income investments, from analysis to trade desk management. He has been active in the investment industry since 1993. Tom is a CFA Charterholder, and a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Minnesota.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Co-Manager | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Current | |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Current | |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Current | |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Investment Analyst, Corporate Bond Research | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Investment Analyst, Structured Finance and Surveillance | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Current | |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Media Relations Consultant | Current |
| Securian Financial Group, Inc. | broker, dealer | Former |
Sean is an investment analyst in the corporate bond group at Advantus. His responsibilities include fundamental industry and company analysis of current and prospective holdings, along with specific trade recommendations. He covers the brokerage, insurance (life and non-life) and airline sectors. Sean is a CFA Charterholder, and member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Minnesota.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advantus Capital Management, Inc. | Investment Analyst | Current |
| CFA Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
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