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Updated · Wealth Management · Aug 12
Alto Launches Private Deal Room for RIAs, Opening Retirement Assets to Private Deals
Updated
Updated · Wealth Management · Aug 12

Alto Launches Private Deal Room for RIAs, Opening Retirement Assets to Private Deals

3 articles · Updated · Wealth Management · Aug 12

Summary

  • Alto rolled out Private Deal Room, a new platform that lets RIAs execute self- and client-sourced private market transactions through a single digital workflow.
  • The platform handles custody, compliance and execution end to end, while also allowing advisor clients to fund eligible private investments with qualified retirement assets.
  • Advisors can use the system to monitor client accounts, cash balances, transfers and private holdings centrally, extending Alto’s role as a marketplace and custodian for retirement capital.
  • The launch comes as more firms push private markets into wealth and retirement channels: SEI and WTW expanded work on 401(k) private-market solutions, and CAZ placed 2 funds on SoFi Invest.

Insights

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