OFS is a Puerto Rico limited liability company engaged in securities brokerage and
investment banking activities. It has been in business since January 4, 1993. It is a wholly owned
subsidiary of OFG Bancorp, a Puerto Rico corporation and a financial holding company whose
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. OFS is also affiliated with Oriental
Bank, Oriental Insurance LLC, OFG USA LLC, Oriental International Bank, Inc., OFG Ventures
LLC and OFG Reinsurance Ltd. Please refer to Item 10 for information on affiliated entities with
which OFS has material relationships and the method by which OFS manages certain conflicts
that may arise in such relationships.
OFS is registered as a securities broker-dealer and as an investment adviser with the U.S
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). It is also registered with the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Its investment advisory services are offered through
financial consultants that are registered as investment adviser representatives with the Office of
the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico. Registration does not imply a certain
level of skill or training.
As of December 31, 2023, OFS had approximately $283,584,143.76 in client assets under
management on a non‐discretionary basis.
Investment advisory services offered by OFS include access to (a) sub-advisory services
of Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (“Envestnet”), a registered investment adviser that is
independent of OFS, under its Private Wealth Management Programs (collectively, the
“Envestnet Program”), and (b) sub-advisory services of Cyrus J. Laurence LLC (formerly,
International Strategy and Investment, Inc.) (“Cyrus”), a registered investment adviser that is
independent of OFS, under its Equity Account Advisory Program (the “Cyrus Program”).
However, the Cyrus Program is no longer available for new clients. OFS also offers a (i) “dual-
contract” advisory arrangement whereby the client enters into an investment advisory agreement
with an independent portfolio manager and, in addition, enters into a contract with OFS, and (ii)
a “single-contract” advisory arrangement whereby the client enters into an investment advisory
agreement with OFS as the portfolio manager. OFS does not exercise discretion as a fiduciary
under any of its investment advisory arrangements.
Envestnet Program
OFS determines which services and programs under the Envestnet Program to use for its
clients and may use the services of third‐party service providers in conjunction with the programs
offered by Envestnet. Currently, OFS provides its clients with access to the following wrap fee
programs under the Envestnet Program: (i) Separately Managed Accounts (“SMA”), (ii) Unified
Managed Account (“UMA”), (iii) PMC Sigma Mutual Fund Solutions (“MFS”), (iv) PMC
Strategic ETF Solutions, (v) Paradigm Liquid Alternatives, and (vi) Third‐Party Fund Strategists
Program (collectively, the “Programs,” or individually, a “Program”). Investment strategies that
are prefaced with “PMC” or “Sigma” designate that the investment strategy is a proprietary
strategy of Envestnet, as opposed to the third-party investment strategies that Envestnet also
makes available in the SMA, UMA and Third-Party Fund Strategists programs.
For all the Programs, OFS compiles pertinent financial and demographic information as
provided by each client to develop an investment program that will meet the client’s goals and
objectives. Prior to a client joining a Program, OFS interviews the client to ascertain the client’s
financial position, investment goals and objectives, investment
limitations, and risk tolerance.
Based on the information provided by the prospective client, OFS determines whether a Program
is suitable for, and in the best interest of, the client. Using the Envestnet platform tools, OFS
allocates the client’s assets among the different options in the Envestnet Program and determines
the suitability of the asset allocation and investment option for each client based on its needs and
objectives, investment time horizon, risk tolerance, and any other pertinent factors. Clients that
join a Program through OFS (“Program Clients”) may impose reasonable restrictions on the
management of their respective accounts. At least on an annual basis, OFS interviews each client
who joined a Program to determine whether there has been a change in the client’s financial
situation or investment objectives or in any reasonable restrictions imposed by the client for the
management of its account.
Each Program Client receives a separate wrap‐fee program brochure (Part 2 of Form
ADV) prepared by Envestnet describing in detail the services offered within the Envestnet
Program (the “Envestnet Wrap Fee Program Brochure”). All Program Clients are encouraged to
review the Envestnet Wrap Fee Program Brochure to learn about the characteristics of each
service offered within the Programs.
Cyrus Program
OFS no longer actively offers the Cyrus Program. Currently, under the program there is
only one account managed that remains from when the program was offered.
Private Bespoke Account Programs
Unlike arrangements with wrap fee program sponsors, such as Envestnet and Cyrus,
when OFS provides services to an advisory client under a dual-contract arrangement, which we
refer to as the “OMI Gateway Program,” the client enters into an investment advisory agreement
with an independent portfolio manager, which exercises discretion over the investment assets,
and, in addition, the client enters into a separate contract with OFS under which we provide
certain services, including portfolio manager oversight and performance reporting. This type of
arrangement is offered with (a) a wrap fee structure under which specified fees are not based
directly upon transactions in the advisory client’s account, or (b) a transaction-based fee structure
under which specified fees for the execution of trades are charged to the client. The investment
assets under this arrangement are held by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Charles Schwab”), as
custodian.
OFS also provides non-discretionary investment advisory services to clients under a
single-contract arrangement pursuant to which OFS acts as the portfolio manager and assists
advisory clients in the construction of their asset allocation and investment strategies on a non-
discretionary basis following the same process, including, for example, risk tolerance
questionnaire, used in the Envestnet Program. Accounts under this arrangement may be
administered using the Envestnet platform, but with Envestnet solely providing non-advisory
administrative services. The investment assets under this arrangement are held by Pershing LLC
(“Pershing”), as custodian, which is also our clearing broker.
Under either arrangement, OFS follows the same client intake process, including anti-
money laundering, know-your-customer procedures, and analyzes the client’s financial and
investment needs, determining which advisory services are suitable for the client, monitoring
and evaluating client account performance, and providing the client with periodic reporting of
account performance, activity, and the like.