CI’s Assante Wealth Management and CI Investment Services to
Integrate d1g1t Inc. Technology Platform
Fastest-Growing Canada-Based Enterprise Wealth Management Fintech Provider to Support Continued Scalable and Seamless RIA Acquisitions by CI Financial
TORONTO – October 1, 2020 — CI Financial Corp. (“CI”) (TSX: CIX), and d1g1t Inc., the first provider of an enterprise wealth management platform powered by institutional-grade analytics and risk management tools, today announced the significant expansion of the strategic alliance between the two firms.
Under the terms of the expanded strategic partnership, d1g1t Inc.’s enterprise wealth management platform will be used to help CI Financial, a global asset and wealth management firm, to modernize its technology platforms and further develop advanced discretionary capabilities within its Assante Wealth Management business and correspondent network services.
The expanded partnership is also expected to allow CI Financial to more easily integrate its acquired U.S.-based registered investment adviser (RIA) firms, which will be able to seamlessly plug into d1g1t’s comprehensive technology platform. This year, CI has acquired RIA firms that manage US$11 billion in client assets (as of August 31, 2020), emerging as one of the top consolidators of independent wealth management businesses in the U.S. market.
“The quality of d1g1t’s leadership team, the strength of its offerings and the singularity of its approach is a combination that none of its competitors within the industry can meet, so expanding our relationship with them was an easy decision,” said Darie Urbanky, President and Chief Operating Officer of CI. “Having the proper technology framework in place is crucial not only to serving our existing businesses but also to expanding our presence internationally, especially in the U.S. wealth management space.”
Mr. Urbanky continued, “In today’s competitive landscape, it isn’t enough to bring financial capital to the table when making acquisitions. It’s also imperative to have technology that not only streamlines the implementation process but elevates the experience for advisors and their clients. The expansion of our strategic partnership with d1g1t augments our capabilities to do all those things for the firms we acquire.”
The expansion of the strategic relationship between CI Financial and d1g1t, Inc. encompasses the following:
“Industry-leading technology is a critical business requirement and essential to both the client and advisor experience,” said Sean Etherington, Assante President. “The capabilities of the d1g1t platform will elevate our discretionary platform, broaden our recruiting capability, support continued growth in the high-net-worth segment and help fulfill our objective of being the leading wealth manager in every market segment in which we compete.”
Dr. Dan Rosen, co-founder and CEO of d1g1t, Inc., said, “We are excited to build on our strategic relationship with CI to deliver best-in-class technology tools and financial engineering expertise. We look forward to both supporting the robust global expansion plans of CI Financial, while elevating the service experience for the company’s affiliated professionals and their clients. The expansion of our partnership with CI not only validates the unique solutions we provide, but underscores our ability to serve large, diversified financial businesses with ambitious growth plans, across North America, and globally.”
The announcement substantially builds out on the strategic partnership created last year, when CI Financial agreed to deploy the d1g1t’s technology platform across the firm’s advisory businesses and acquired a minority equity stake in d1g1t, Inc.
*CI Investment Services is a registered business name of BBS Securities Inc.
About CI Financial Corp.
CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) is an independent company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services. CI held approximately $189 billion in total assets as of August 31, 2020. CI’s primary asset management businesses are CI Investments Inc. and GSFM Pty Ltd., and it operates in wealth management through Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd., CI Private Counsel LP, CI Direct Investing (WealthBar Financial Services Inc.), CI Investment Services (BBS Securities Inc.), Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC, The Cabana Group, LLC, Congress Wealth Management, One Capital Management, LLC and Surevest LLC. Further information is available at www.cifinancial.com.
About d1g1t Inc.
d1g1t is the industry’s first enterprise wealth management platform powered by institutional-grade analytics and risk management tools that allows firms to elevate the quality of their advice and demonstrate its value to clients. Through a single integrated solution that covers the entire advisory lifecycle, d1g1t provides wealth management firms with a whole new set of capabilities they’ve never had before. Headquartered in Toronto, the company was founded and is led by an experienced financial technology team who have developed leading enterprise portfolio systems for many of the world’s banks, institutional asset managers, hedge funds and regulators. Visit d1g1t.com to learn more and also follow on LinkedIn.
d1g1t, Inc. Media Contacts
Michael Dugan or Joseph Kuo
Haven Tower Group LLC
424 317 4852 or 424 317 4852
mdugan@haventower.com or jkuo@haventower.com
CI Financial Media Contacts
Murray Oxby
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
416-681-3254
moxby@ci.com
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