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Savneet Singh: With RIAs we had to build our own platform since we weren't integrating into someone else's. As you can imagine that is a big tech build.

How a TAMP, a New York startup, a $14-billion hedge fund and Brinks are part of bringing cold, hard gold closer to RIAs

Merrill Lynch was first to put Gold Bullion International at advisor fingertips, but now Envestnet will make it easier for independents

April 5, 2013 at 4:37 AM

Frank Quattrone's magic did not produce an opportunity for Advent better than what it had in-house.

After 'anxiety' rises, Advent Software calls off plans to seek a buyer

The gorilla provider of portfolio accounting to RIAs will go it alone after casting about for white knight

March 18, 2013 at 8:04 PM

Peter Hess has been putting Advent through a crash course of reinvention but now he may be seeking a buyer.

Advent Software is for sale, with Frank Quattrone as the sales agent, reports say

The owner of Black Diamond is well along in the process of seeking someone to take it private, according to a Reuters report and anonymous RIABiz sources

March 13, 2013 at 9:12 PM

Peter Hess: They don't feel the same urgency.

How Black Diamond is working out -- or not -- as Advent's agent of deliberate cannibalization

The great migration from Axys to Blue Sky is still not a torrent -- and has actually slowed from pre-merger days -- thanks to an unforeseen psychological freeze from Axys clients

March 6, 2013 at 3:42 AM

Mindy Diamond: You can imagine the size of transition packages that he was offered and turned down.

HighTower grabs sought-after $650 million Merrill Lynch 'life sciences' team and shrugs off recent deal slowdown

In the old money town of Philadelphia, the strategic buyer is 'planting a flag' and going after new wealth created in the biotech realm

February 20, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Lyman Howard: We feel we could have gotten away with cobbling together some freeware ... That option, however, would have left us with zero customer service.

How I picked technology -- from Black Diamond-in-SSG to Dudamobile -- to use in my startup RIA

We're free of legacy systems and just in time for mobile computing, cloud storage, and social media's adoption by the masses

February 12, 2013 at 5:23 PM

All roads led to Silicon Valley as technology firms serving the financial advisory industry found their groove.

Top 12 crucial technology happenings affecting RIAs in 2012, Part 2

Silicon Valley woke up to the potential RIA business, a phenomenon perhaps best embodied by the meteoric rise of one youth-fueled venture -- and our No. 1 pick on this list

January 22, 2013 at 4:15 AM

Rob Major: It's a real simple thing. It comes down to price.

Half-financed by RIAs, AssetBook rolls out 'Radar' to put big RIAs in its range

The previously down-market software firm says it can do anything Black Diamond can -- at 50% of the price

December 13, 2012 at 4:58 AM

Mike Paulus: We're not just a Black Diamond replacement for RIAs.

Addepar hits $50 billion of assets and turns its eyes to Advent-Black Diamond's plump RIA market

With close to $12 million in revenue, a hotshot tech startup is looking to move into second phase of development: Attracting RIAs despite naysayers

November 26, 2012 at 5:42 PM

The IMPACT production team went all-out to craft a dramatic backdrop for Bernie Clark's opening remarks.

The 2012 Schwab IMPACT conference comes off with a theatrical flair

Bernie Clark all but donned top hat and tails for a dramatic presentation of upcoming initiatives, and a last-minute celeb subbed for a famed basketball coach

November 15, 2012 at 8:49 PM

Neesha Hathi: We think we can bite this off.

Schwab bids to become the 'Zagat' of RIA technology and to nix ink signatures from RIA life

Neesha Hathi presents the dueling intiatives as next steps in her custodian's march toward serving 7,000 advisory firms

November 14, 2012 at 5:23 PM

Neesha Hathi: This is where the attorneys go to the side and the project managers take over.

Schwab and Advent Software forge historic agreement -- mostly for the good of Black Diamond users for now

Aided perhaps by the ex-Schwab employees moving to Jacksonville, the two giant RIA forces, both San Francisco-based, are looking happily engaged

October 31, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Advisors converged at the Bellagio this week to witness the ongoing integration of Advent and Black Diamond.

Advent envisions a cloud-based world under stormy Las Vegas skies at the software giant's annual confab

With more than 100 breakout sessions -- not counting Black Diamond's dozen -- the conference provided deep dives into the joined firms' bag of wares

September 13, 2012 at 4:44 AM

Peter Hess: We are happy where we are right now and won't be participating in any more acquisitions.

12 questions for Peter Hess

The freshly minted CEO talks about playing catch-up with cloud technology, Advent's acquisition plans and his continuing partnership with Reed Colley

September 13, 2012 at 4:41 AM

Ben Welch: This is a big advancement.

TD Ameritrade showcases what API can do with slick Veo-iRebal harmonization

The RIA custodian is creating -- and third parties are applauding -- a time-saving, low-error way to trade and rebalance

August 14, 2012 at 3:47 AM

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