Charlie Morten brings over 40 years of experience in the securities industry including senior management positions in the United States and London. This experience included responsibility for operational and regulatory compliance across regulatory and legal borders worldwide.
Charlie spent over 28 years at Merrill Lynch ultimately managing the operational support for the firm’s International Private Client Group which entailed oversight of over 1500 global employees and a budget of $65 million. He had operational responsibility for successfully integrating Merrill Lynch’s global acquisitions in Japan, Canada and the UK.
In 2003, Charlie joined JP Morgan Chase Investment Services and served as President of the retail broker-dealer, Chase Investment Services Corp., during the merger with Bank One. During this period, Charlie successfully merged disparate operations servicing Trust Clients, IRA’s and Brokerage Operations and ultimately coordinated the merger with similar operations at Bank One.
Charlie has spent the past 10 years establishing a Family Office in Princeton, New Jersey – now known as OmniVest Group LLC. As a senior partner, Charlie was responsible for all operational and regulatory aspects of the venture and understands what it takes to build a successful investment advisory business. He will continue to assist OmniVest with compliance duties on a part time basis.
Charlie has great experience as a principal in the brokerage industry and held the following licenses: Series 7, 63, 24, 53, 3, 4, and 5. As part of his advisory duties, he currently holds an active Series 65 license.