# ABG SUNDAL COLLIER INC. X-17A-5 (2024-02-27) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: ABG SUNDAL COLLIER INC. - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2024-02-27 - Period: 2023-12-31 - Accession: 0000886118-24-000001 - CIK: 886118 - File #: 8-44768 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: MAZARS USA LLP - Auditor location: NEW YORK, NY - Contact: NORA SIMONSEN - Phone: 212-605-3822 - Email: nora.simonsen@abgsc.com - Website: abgsc.com - Signed by: NORA SIMONSEN (CFO) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886118/000088611824000001/abgsc2023_short2.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ # **FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2023** ABG Sundal Collier, Inc. ![](_page_0_Picture_2.jpeg) {1}------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 0MB APPROVAL 0MB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 Estimated average burden hours per response: 12 # **ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART** Ill SEC FILE NUMBER **FACING PAGE** lriformation Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING **0 1/01 /23** MM/DD/VY AND ENDING 12131123 MM/DD/VY **A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION** NAME OF FIRM : ABG SUNDAL COLLIER INC. TYPE OF REGISTRANT {check all applicable boxes): C!J Broker-dealer □ Security-based swap dealer D Major security-based swap participant D Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) 140 BROADWAY, SUITE 4604 (No. and Street) NEW YORK NY 10005 (City) (State) (Zip Code) PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING NORA SIMONSEN 212-605-3822 NORA.SIMONSEN@ABGSC.COM (Name) (Area Code -Telephone Number) (Email Address) **B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION** INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing\* MAZARS USA LLP (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) 135 WEST 50TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10020 (Address) (City) (State) (Zip Code) 10/08/2003 339 **rte of Reg;~,at;oo w;th PCAOBJ(;f appUcable) FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (PCAOB Reg;strat,oo N,mbec, ;1 appUcable)** I \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-S(e)(1)(ii), if applicable. **Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid 0MB control number.** {2}------------------------------------------------ #### **OATH OR AFFIRMATION** | | swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
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CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. | | | □ (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 | | | CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. | | | □ (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-le or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, | | | as applicable. | | O | (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or | | | a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k).
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_ | \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e){3} or 17 CFR 240.18a-7{d)(2}, as applicable. {3}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_3_Picture_1.jpeg) #### **Table of Contents** | REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 2 | | |-------------------------------------------------------------|--| | STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 3 | | | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT 4 | | {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) Mazars USA LLP 135 West 50th Street New York, New York 10020 Tel: 212.812.7000 www.mazars.us # Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of ABG Sundal Collier, Inc. #### **Opinion on the Financial Statement** We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of ABG Sundal Collier, Inc., (the "Company"}, as of December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the statement of financial condition presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company, as of December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### **Basis for Opinion** This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have served as the Company's auditor since 2007. New York, New York February 20, 2024 {5}------------------------------------------------ # **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION** | ASSETS | | December 31, 2023 | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-------------------|--| | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | \$ | 4,165,939 | | | Receivable from affiliates | | 15,816,796 | | | Office lease right-of-use asset | | 58,961 | | | Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements | | 48,271 | | | (Net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of \$293,216) | | | | | Other assets | | 63,561 | | | TOT AL ASSETS | \$ | 20,153,528 | | | | | | | | LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | Liabilities | | | | | Office lease liability | \$ | 58,073 | | | Payable to affiliate | | 115,662 | | | Taxes payable | | 51,266 | | | Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | 4,289 | | | Accrued discretionary bonuses | | 23,085 | | | Total liabilities | | 252,375 | | | Stockholder's equity | | | | | Common stock | | 5 | | | \$0.01 par value: 1,000 shares authorized, 500 shares issued and outstanding | | | | | Additional paid-in-capital | | 2,951,463 | | | Retained earnings | | 16,949,685 | | | Total stockholder's equity | | 19,901,153 | | | TOT AL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY | \$ | 20,153,528 | | The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statement. {6}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_6_Picture_1.jpeg) # **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT** ### **For the year ended December 31 , 2023** ### **Note 1 - General** ABG Sundal Collier, Inc. (the "Company") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABG Sundal Collier Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"). Holdings is wholly-owned by ABG Sundal Collier ASA ("ASA"), a Norwegian broker-dealer of securities. The Company is a registered general securities broker-dealer and is subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). The Company generates fees by distributing research produced by its foreign affiliate, ABG Sundal Collier ASA to major U.S. institutional investors pursuant to Rule 15a-6 and any related guidance and no-action letters issued by the Staff of the SEC collectively ("SEC Rule 15a-6"). Client transactions in non-US securities are cleared and settled pursuant to SEC Rule 15a-6 by its foreign affiliate, ABG Sundal Collier ASA. Accordingly, the Company does not carry customer accounts and does not receive, deliver, or hold cash or securities in connection with such transactions. In the event that customers of the Company fail to perform on their obligations, such obligations are the responsibility of the Company. ### **Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies** #### **Revenue Recognition** The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This standard, as amended, provides comprehensive guidance on the recognition of revenue from Customers arising from the transfer of goods and services, guidance on accounting for certain contract costs, and new disclosures. Introducing Fees and Support Services are recorded monthly and in accordance with the ABG Sundal Collier Groups' Transactions Services Agreement and Support Services Agreement and the Company believes that when services are provided the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company recognizes research revenue when the Company provides research and collectability is assured. The Company believes that the performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time when research is provided and collectability is probable as the client can benefit from the research services alone. #### **Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability** The Company recognizes and measures its leases in accordance with FASB ASC 842, Leases. The Company is a lessee in an operating lease for office space. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, at inception of a contract and when the terms of an existing contract are changed. The Company recognizes a lease liability and a right of use (ROU) asset at the commencement date of the lease. The lease liability is initially and subsequently recognized based on the present value of its future lease payments. The discount rate is the implicit rate if it is readily determinable or otherwise the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate. The implicit rates of our leases are not readily determinable and accordingly, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date for all leases. The Company's incremental borrowing rate for a lease is the rate of interest it would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments under similar terms and in a similar economic environment. The ROU asset is subsequently measured throughout the lease term at the amount of the remeasured lease liability (i.e., present value of the remaining lease payments), less the unamortized balance of lease incentives received. Lease cost for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected, for all underlying classes of assets, to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less at lease commencement, and do not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The Company recognizes lease cost associated with our short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ### **Cash and Cash Equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents include cash and time deposit accounts at banks with a maturity of 90 days or less. {7}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_7_Picture_1.jpeg) ### **Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements** Furniture, equipment, and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally three years for computer and telecommunication equipment and five years for furniture and fixtures. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease terms or their useful lives. ### **Income Taxes** The Company is a member of a Federal affiliated group of which the Company and Holdings have elected to join in the fil ing of the group's consolidated income tax return. For financial reporting purposes, the Company's income taxes are reported on a separate company basis. The Company utilizes the asset and liability method to calculate deferred tax assets and liabilities. The amount of current and deferred taxes payable or refundable is recognized as of the date of the financial statements, utilizing tax laws and rates expected to be in effect at the time of reversal. Deferred tax expenses or benefits are recognized in the financial statements for the changes in deferred tax assets or liabilities between years. Valuation allowances are recognized if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company has adopted the authoritative guidance under ASC No. 740 "Income Taxes" relating to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. This standard prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken by the Company. As of December 31 , 2023, the Company determined that it had no uncertain tax positions which affected its financial position and its results of operations or its cash flows, and will continue to evaluate for uncertain tax positions in the future. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. Federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years ended before 2020. #### **Use of Estimates** The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. #### **Note 3** - **Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements** Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements at December 31 , 2023, are as follows: | Furniture | \$
73,647 | |-------------------------------------------|--------------| | IT equipment | 6,880 | | Other equipment and machinery | 85,349 | | Leasehold Improvements | 175,611 | | Total cost | 341,487 | | Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (293,216) | | | \$
48,271 | {8}------------------------------------------------ ### **Note 4** - **Income taxes** The major sources of temporary differences and their deferred income tax effects as of December 31, 2023, are as follows: | Deferred tax assets: | | |----------------------------------|--------------| | Net operating loss carry-forward | \$
64,623 | | Depreciation adjustment | 20,861 | | Miscellaneous Items | (1 ,037) | | Accrued bonus | (8,515) | | Valuation allowance | (75,932) | | Total deferred tax assets | \$ | The Company has Federal income tax net operating loss carryforwards of \$0 as of December 31 , 2023. The state and local income tax net operating loss carryforwards are \$4,051,858 and \$3,155,131, respectively, as of December 31 , 2023, expiring from 2032 to 2037. The valuation allowance increased from \$2,113 to \$75,932 at December 31, 2023. ### **Note 5** - **Retirement plan** The Company has a 401 (k) profit sharing plan that covers all full-time employees who have attained the age of twentyone and who have completed six months of service, as defined in the plan. Contributions to the plan are determined annually by the Board of Directors. Eligible employees are immediately vested. #### **Note 6** - **Commitments and Contingencies** The Company signed a lease effective November 30, 2015. The Company exercised its right to terminate the Lease effective May 29, 2023. In connection with the lease agreement, the Company was required to maintain a \$219,350 letter of credit in the event of default. The letter of credit was cancelled on July 17, 2023. The Company signed a lease effective April 17, 2023, which expires on April 30, 2025, for new office space. The lease has provisions for future rent increases. The total amount of rental payments due over the lease term is being charged to rent expense on the straight-line method over the term of the lease. In connection with the lease agreement, the Company was required to make a deposit equal to two months rent in the amount of \$7,726. The Company classified this lease as an operating lease. Maturities of lease liabilities under the operating leases as of December 31, 2023 are as follows: | Year ending December 31, | Minimum rent | | | |-----------------------------------|--------------|--|--| | 2024 | \$
49,349 | | | | 2025 | \$
16,948 | | | | Total undiscounted lease payments | 66,297 | | | | Less imputed interest | 8,224 | | | | Total lease liability | \$
58,073 | | | {9}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_9_Picture_1.jpeg) ## **Note 7- Concentration of Credit Risk** The Company, as an introducing broker, introduces all institutional customer transactions with and for customers on a fully-disclosed basis with its foreign affiliate, ABG Sundal Collier ASA under Rule 1 Sa-6, who carries all of the accounts of such customers . These activities may expose the Company to credit risk in the event the customer and/or clearing broker is unable to fulfill its obligations. The Company maintains a cash balance with one financial institution, which is not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Company ("FDIC") insurance limits. ### **Note 8** - **Related Party Transactions** The Company, as an introducing broker, has an agreement with ASA whereby ASA provides the Company with execution, clearance, and other brokerage related services on behalf of the Company's customers. The Company receives an allocation from ASA consisting of introducing fees, as well as incoming and outgoing support services from and to the Company's international affiliates. As of December 31, 2023, \$14,765,384 is due from ASA and is included in receivable from affiliates. The payable to Holdings is a result of payment of taxes on behalf of the Company from the filing of consolidated tax returns. The other receivables and payables are a result of cost sharing between the companies. The table below summarized the related party transactions: | Compan}' | Liabilities | Receivables | |------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------| | ABG Sundal Collier ASA | \$ | 14,765,384 | | ABG Sundal Collier AB | | 456,771 | | ABG Sundal Collier LTD | | 130,340 | | ABG Sundal Collier Holdings Inc | (115,662) | | | ABG Sundal Collier ASA Copenhagen Branch | | 464,181 | | ABG Sundal Collier ASA Frankfurt Branch | | 120 | | Total intercompany balance transactions | \$
(115,662) | 15,816,796 | #### **Note 9** - **Net Capital Requirements** The Company is subject to the net capital requirements of Rule 15c3-1 of the SEC, as amended, which requires a broker-dealer to have, at all times, sufficient liquid assets to cover current indebtedness. In accordance with the rule, the broker-dealer is required to maintain defined minimum net capital of the greater of either \$250,000 or 1/15 of aggregate indebtedness. At December 31 , 2023, the Company had net capital, as defined, of \$3,971,637 which was \$3,721,637 in excess of its required net capital of \$250,000. At December 31, 2023, the Company had aggregate indebtedness of \$194,302 The ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 0.049 to 1. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.