Institutional Services

Schwab Institutional Services provides dedicated support for independent investment advisors, employers and third-party benefit plan administrators.

• Clients: Serving Registered Investment Advisors, employers, third-party plan administrators, and retirement plan participants
• Executive Management: James D. McCool, executive vice president
• History: Established in 2008 to coordinate the services of two formerly separate enterprises, Schwab Institutional and Schwab Corporate & Retirement Services
• Locations: Headquartered in San Francisco

Operations

Schwab Institutional Services includes two primary divisions:

• Advisor Services, which meets the needs of more than 6,000 Registered Investment Advisors. These independent, fee-based investment advisors turn to Schwab for custodial, operational and trading support.
• Corporate & Retirement Services, which serves thousands of company plan sponsors. Employers and third-party benefit plan administrators rely on Schwab to support investing services through the workplace, including retirement plans for employers and employees, advice services and education.