"We provide the same level of information and support to our partner firms about Kennedy Lewis investments as we do for the 47 world-class alternative investment solutions on our platform, each of which has passed an incredibly rigorous due diligence process," said a spokesman for Sanctuary Wealth in an email. Kennedy Lewis didn't return a call seeking comment.
The arrangement not only irks Esposito, but some of his clients. One, Stephen LaVersa of Greenwich, Conn., understands fund distribution more than most -- he himself used to help asset-management firms raise investment dollars from advisors. When he saw a trade publication article about Sanctuary marketing its parents' funds earlier this year, he fired off an email to Esposito commending it for exiting the relationship.
"I want my investment advisor to be paid exclusively by me, and I want him to do everything with an eye toward benefiting my portfolio," LaVersa says.
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