Complete Solutions for Separtely Managed Accounts
Operational Efficiency
Managing individual securities for numerous clients can quickly become an operational nightmare. RIAs need to streamline trading, rebalancing, reporting, and billing across hundreds or even thousands of individual accounts. The ability to do this efficiently is crucial for maintaining profitability and focusing on client relationships.
Advanced Tax Management
A key driver for SMAs is the potential for significant tax alpha. This goes beyond basic tax-loss harvesting. RIAs require the ability to manage wash sales meticulously, strategically realize gains and losses to optimize a client's overall tax picture, and manage the tax implications of portfolio transitions and cash flows.
Personalization at Scale
The promise of an SMA is a portfolio tailored to an individual's specific financial goals, risk tolerance, and values. This includes the ability to implement Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) mandates, exclude specific stocks or industries, and accommodate unique legacy holdings. The challenge for RIAs is to deliver this high level of customization across a growing client base without being bogged down by manual processes.
Overview
SMASync delivers customized solutions for investment management firms. We focus on scalable tools for SMAs, real-time processing, and proactive insights. Our expertise lies in ensuring equitable executions and compliance with individual account limitations. We integrate with your workflow from before, during, and after the trade.
At SMASync., we are committed to maximizing efficiency and transparency in investment processes. Our team's dedication lies in providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to meet the dynamic needs of investment professionals.
​Sleeve-Level Portfolio Management
This is the bedrock of SMA management. Our software enables the advisor to view and manage each client's account as a collection of individual sub-accounts ("sleeves"), rather than a single, pooled, and monolithic portfolio. This gives you the granular control necessary for customization and tax management.
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Advanced Rebalancing Engines
Generic rebalancing tools are insufficient. RIAs need sophisticated engines that can handle account-specific restrictions, cash needs, and tax considerations. The ability to rebalance to a model while respecting individual client deviations is paramount. Pre-trade tools highlight the effects of a client's constraints on tracking and keep you on top of risk drift.
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Tax Optimization and Loss Harvesting Tools
Get beyond simple "sell a loser" algorithms. Our software identifies tax-loss harvesting opportunities across all accounts, we manage wash sale rules (across all of a client's accounts, including those held elsewhere), and provides tools for year-round tax planning.
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Model Management and Distribution
RIAs often use model portfolios as a starting point for their clients. The software must allow them to create, update, and distribute these models across multiple accounts while still allowing customization. This is key to achieving "personalization at scale."
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Order Management and Trading
The ability to aggregate trades across multiple accounts for best execution is critical. The system should also handle trade allocations to individual accounts efficiently and accurately. SMASync is there with you, before and after the trade.
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Customizable and Transparent Reporting
Client with SMAs expect detailed reporting that shows their exact holdings, performance at the security level, and the tangible benefits of the tax management strategies being employed. SMASync generates client-friendly reports. See comprehensive risk profiles, including ETF look-through, and review the impact on tracking error from each constraint. Explore what-if scenario modeling.
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Direct Indexing Functionality
A rapidly growing trend, direct indexing involves creating a custom index for a client. RIAs need software that can construct and manage these personalized indexes, including handling corporate actions and ongoing rebalancing. SMASync helps manage direct indexing as a matter of its core abilities.
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CRM and Custodial Integration
Seamless integration with the RIA's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and their chosen custodians is essential for a unified workflow and a holistic view of the client.