Pershing LLC is an American clearing house. Formed in 1939, Pershing became a subsidiary of The Bank of New York (now BNY) in 2003. Pershing has nearly $1.9 trillion in assets under administration. BNY has more than $35.5 trillion in assets in custody.
History
The firm was founded on January 1, 1939,[2] as Pershing & Company with $200,000 in capital. The firm's original senior partners were Van Burger, Sr., Ed Cohan, Lou Froehlich, Dave Foster, and its namesake — Warren "Jack" Pershing, the only son of celebrated World War I General of the Armies, John J. Pershing.[2]