SS&C Acquires Tier1’s CRM Business August 23, 2022 | SS&C SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. announced it has acquired the sell-side Tier1 CRM business and related assets from Tier1 Financial Solutions in an all-cash transaction. Tier1 CRM is a leading provider of sell-side CRM solutions targeting capital markets and investment banks. Based in Toronto, Canada, Tier1 CRM supplies CRM…

iCapital® to Acquire US Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform from UBS August 23, 2022 | iCapital iCapital1, the leading global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, and UBS (NYSE: UBS) today announced they entered into a definitive agreement whereby iCapital will acquire UBS Fund Advisor…

Four Ways To Communicate With Clients Amid Market Volatility August 2, 2022 | Abby Salameh, Chief Marketing Officer, CAIS & Head of CAIS IQ | Forbes If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you’ve probably heard the word “recession” being thrown around. Inflation is at a 40-year high and is affecting everything from…

Recession and Resilience: Looking to Leading Indicators August 5, 2022 | Andrew Snyder, Linge Sun, & Nicholas Reade | CAIS The Fed continues navigating what appears to be an ever-finer line between a hard and soft landing for the U.S. economy. We look past the most recent GDP estimate to leading economic indicators that have…

Marketing Intent: Overcoming Obstacles When Managing Marketing And Delegating August 17, 2022 | Marketing Intent You’re short staffed, buried in work and you know you should delegate to get out from underneath it and get caught up on your marketing tasks, but you’re not. Why aren’t you delegating? Even seasoned marketing managers fall victim to…

SS&C: Closing the Customer Knowledge Gap August 17, 2022 | SS&C Asset managers have access to more data today than ever before. By harnessing it, savvy firms can unlock powerful insights into their customers’ profiles, preferences and priorities. These insights, in turn, can enable firms to design more efficient and effective distribution strategies built on…

Clearing Up Misconceptions about Alts August 12, 2022 | John Rickman | WealthForge Have you ever wondered why alternative investments are called “alternative” investments? Industry insiders know that “alts” are essentially anything other than stocks, bonds, or cash. They can include real estate, hedge funds, private equity, and even fine art and antiques. Unfortunately, broadly…

BNY Mellon’s Pershing Delivers Next-Gen Technology and Integration Capabilities for Smarter, More Personalized, Highly Efficient Experiences June 15, 2022 | BNY Mellon Pershing BNY Mellon’s Pershing (“Pershing”) today announced the next generation of technology solutions for advisors and wealth management professionals from its flagship conference INSITE 2022. Experience and efficiency are front-and-center in this latest…

UMB: State of the Market: Non-Traded REITs and BDCs August 9, 2022 | UMB In times of wild market volatility, alternative investments are alluring panaceas to vulnerable portfolios. Once reserved for institutional and high-net-worth investors, even some of the more exotic alternative investments are now mainstream. This report provides an overview of the current state…