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CAIS Powers the Alternative Investment Ecosystem​

How We Partner

The Alternative Investment Ecosystem​, Powered by CAIS

CAIS sits at the center of the ecosystem among financial advisors, asset managers, fund administrators, custodians, and reporting providers, aggregating data for industry players in one place.​​ Contact us to learn more about how CAIS works with our ecosystem partners.

Our Ecosystem Integrations

Custodians

CAIS is integrated across custodian platforms, ensuring funds are recognized on statements and streamlining your advisor experience. Through these integrations, advisors can enjoy a smoother transaction experience, with secure DocuSign eSignature technology, easier order entry and document upload, and streamlined capital calls. 

Reporting Providers

CAIS makes it faster and easier for independent financial advisors to report on alternative investments through direct integrations with all major reporting providers. 

Fund Administrators

CAIS works with 30+ fund administrators that provide automated data feeds on the CAIS platform and leverage CAIS for a streamlined onboarding process. Through CAIS' relationships with fund administrators, CAIS receives timely data, providing a more seamless advisor experience across the trade and post-trade process.

Fund Administrators in the CAIS Ecosystem

BNY

BNY offers a full suite of services and innovative solutions that support a wide range of fund structures and strategies and can help clients keep pace with the changing regulatory environment and navigate global financial markets

SEI

For over three decades, SEI’s Investment Manager Services business has provided asset managers with an integrated, global operating platform that delivers comprehensive front-, middle- and back office services, including fund accounting, fund administration and information processing. SEI’s Investment Manager Services business is known for their exemplary client service, and their expertise in managing complex asset classes and strategies across jurisdictions.

SS&C

SS&C is the number one global fund administrator, delivering services and technology for all fund types and asset classes.

State Street

State Street’s fund administration services deliver an end-to-end global interactive regulatory reporting solution, underpinned by consistency and technology based on common data models, managing complex portfolio strategies and multi-tiered fund structures whilst covering a wide range of reporting requirements across jurisdictions. Their core fund administration services include financial and regulatory reporting, post-trade investment compliance, tax administration, legal administration, expense administration, net asset value-based performance measurement and treasury services.

UMB

UMB Fund Services is a national leader in registered and alternative investment fund administration services with decades of experience.

Reporting Providers in the CAIS Ecosystem

Addepar

Addepar is a global technology and data company that helps investment professionals provide the most informed, precise guidance for their clients. Hundreds of thousands of users trust Addepar to empower smarter investment decisions and better advice. Addepar’s open platform integrates with more than 100 software, data and services partners to deliver a complete solution for a wide range of firms, use cases and geographies.

Black Diamond

The SS&C Black Diamond® Wealth Platform is an award-winning, cloud-native solution from SS&C Technologies. Designed to meet the complex business needs of wealth management professionals and their clients, Black Diamond provides firms of all sizes and structures with exceptional service, performance reporting, portfolio rebalancing, an immersive client portal, and connects to an ecosystem of smart integrations.

Envestnet

Envestnet is helping to lead the growth of wealth managers and transforming the way financial advice is delivered through its ecosystem of connected technology, advanced insights, and comprehensive solutions – backed by industry-leading service and support.

Orion

Orion is a wealthtech powerhouse delivering an integrated suite of fully connected, disruptive technology and investment solutions on an open architecture platform.

Tamarac

Through the combined capabilities of the Envestnet and Tamarac platform, our Unified Managed Account solution enables the integration of multiple separately managed accounts (SMAs), mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities into a single brokerage account.

Custodians in the CAIS Ecosystem

Fidelity

Fidelity Investments offers clearing and custody services, investment and technology products and solutions, brokerage and trading services, and a range of insights, expertise, and world-class client experience to financial intermediary firms and institutions.

Fidelity Investments is a registered trademark of FMR LLC. Fidelity provides clearing, custody, or other brokerage services through National Financial Services LLC or Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Members NYSE, SIPC. Fidelity and their affiliates do not control, and are not responsible for, any information or other content provided on the CAIS website. 1168273.2.0.

Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions

Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions offers clients of independent advisors access to institutional-grade solutions and custody services. We transform the client experience with an intuitive, digital-forward platform to enhance your advisor’s transparency. Our modern, nimble, and ever-evolving open architecture network connects advisors to best-in-class services and tools. More than just a custodian, we are a gateway to the institutional power of Goldman Sachs.

Custody, clearing, and certain brokerage services are offered by Folio Investments, Inc., d/b/a Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions (“GSCS”), a registered broker-dealer and Member FINRA/MSRB/SIPC. Folios can be managed by an investment advisor or unmanaged and are not registered investment companies. Additional brokerage services are provided by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“GS&Co.”), which is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, and Member FINRA/MSRB/SIPC. The contents of this message shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or advice to buy or sell securities.

GSCS, GS&Co., and their affiliates do not control, and are not responsible for, any information or other content provided on the CAIS website, including any prospectuses, reports, summaries, or other data provided herein.

BNY Pershing

BNY Pershing (member FINRA, NYSE, SIPC) is a leading provider of clearing and custody, trading and settlement, advisory and investment solutions, data insights, business consulting and other services to wealth management and institutional firms looking to grow their businesses. For more information, go to: www.pershing.com.