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None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Signature Financial Management invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Signature Financial Management’s separately managed accounts held 62% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 16% exchange-traded equities, 11% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 6% state and local bonds, 4% cash and equivalents, 1% non-exchange-traded equities and 1% U.S. government and agency bonds. It advises 16 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Signature Financial Management?","answer":"Signature Financial Management is owned through a holding company by Brown Advisory Group Holdings LLC. Its direct owner is Brown Advisory Incorporated (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Signature Financial Management get paid?","answer":"Signature Financial Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"How do I contact Signature Financial Management?","answer":"Signature Financial Management’s main office is at 101 W. Main Street, Suite 700, Norfolk, VA 23510-1676. Its phone number is 757-625-7670. 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