RIA Technology

Managed Account Services

Upscale your client experience with tech-enabled outsourced trading, tax and rebalancing with tax-aware optimization.

Managed Account Services is an innovative technology that empowers financial advisory firms to streamline their trading and portfolio management processes, increase efficiency and unlock new growth opportunities.

 

Managed Account Services is powered by SS&C ALPS Advisors' leading expertise in investment management and part of SS&C Black Diamond® Wealth Solutions' Investment Management solution, integrated into the Black Diamond Rebalancer.

Managed Accounts Core Benefits

 

Personalized Model Portfolios

  • Deliver customized portfolio solutions tailored to each client’s unique objectives. 

  • Prioritize client goals and adjust portfolio risks, resulting in a highly personalized investment experience.

 

Thoughtful Automation

  • Institutional-quality automation manages essential factors such as tolerance bands, cash buffers and client-specific restrictions.

  • Automation is designed to optimize trade timing and minimize short-term capital gains while ensuring that cash management and tax-loss harvesting activities are synchronized, resulting in maximized operational efficiency.

 

Tax-Aware Optimization

For taxable investors, maximizing after-tax returns is critical, but navigating embedded gains and minimizing tax consequences during portfolio transitions can be challenging.

  • Help clients reduce their tax liabilities during transition and beyond with tax-aware features that consider portfolio risk, including tax-loss harvesting and asset location optimization.

  • Offer clients even more personalized and tax-efficient investment solutions with outsourced direct indexing capabilities.

Why Managed Accounts?

 

Increase Efficiency and Profitability

  • Outsourcing routine trading and rebalancing allows you to free up your firm's team to concentrate on value-added activities such as client prospecting, proposal generation and paraplanning.

  • Boost operational efficiency and enhance profitability by enabling your team to focus on growth initiatives.

 

Scale Seamlessly

  • Leverage the expertise of ALPS Advisors and gain access to institutional-quality portfolio management without incurring substantial overhead.

  • This scalable solution empowers fast-growing firms to efficiently manage complex portfolios, ensuring they can adapt to evolving needs.

 

Outsource Complex Trading

  • Whether you are seeking to outsource the entire trading process or manage small, complex accounts, Managed Accounts seamlessly integrates with the Black Diamond Rebalancer to provide a robust, automated solution.

  • This service streamlines the management of multiple portfolios, corporate actions and tax considerations allowing your team to focus on strategic initiatives rather than time-consuming manual processes.

 

Elevate and Scale Your Firm

  • Unlock the potential of customized investment solutions and streamlined portfolio management with Managed Accounts to elevate your firm and support sustainable growth.

  • Utilize personalized model portfolios and advanced automation to boost client satisfaction and propel your business forward.

Simplify trading and portfolio management to help your practice reach its full potential.

Let’s talk strategies—your goals, our know-how. Connect with an ALPS Advisors consultant and set your next move in motion.