Spotlight on FSI Sponsors Q1

AMBASSADOR SPONSORS

Fidelity Investments

Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve. Fidelity’s strength comes from the scale of our diversified, market-leading financial services businesses that serve individuals, families, employers, wealth management firms, and institutions. With assets under administration of $15.0 trillion, including discretionary assets of $5.8 trillion as of September 30, 2024, we focus on meeting the unique needs of a broad and growing customer base. Privately held for 78 years, Fidelity employs more than 75,000 associates across the United States, Ireland, and India.

ASSOCIATE LAW SPONSORS

Armstrong Teasdale LLP

For more than a century, Armstrong Teasdale has forged long-term relationships with clients large and small around the globe. Our lawyers collaborate to guide clients through virtually every challenge, from day-to-day operational decisions to complex legal matters. We have a robust Securities Regulation and Litigation practices serving broker-dealers, investment advisers and dual registrants across a range of enforcement, arbitration and regulatory needs. We represent firms subject to inquiries, investigations and enforcement actions initiated by the SEC as well as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state agencies. We routinely represent firms subject to regulatory examinations as well as conducting internal investigations designed to advise and assist firms in preventing or responding to regulatory actions. Our practice also includes seasoned arbitration lawyers with long-standing experience defending broker-dealers in the FINRA Dispute Resolution forum as well as regulatory lawyers who assist clients with their risk and compliance programs.

PREMIER SPONSORS

Advisor360

Advisor360° builds, integrates, and delivers technology for wealth management firms. The company’s award-winning integrated and open architecture SaaS platform brings a connected digital wealth experience to financial advisors, their clients, and the home office so that firms can drive better outcomes and innovate quickly. Advisor360° clients benefit from timesaving capabilities and streamlined workflows when it comes to portfolio and performance reporting, financial planning, insurance, proposal generation, trading and model management, digital onboarding, document management, analytics, and compliance. The company’s proprietary Unified Data Fabric® (UDF) is the foundation of its platform, weaving together shared services and pre-built integrations that work with existing technology stacks. The company is headquartered in Weston, Massachusetts, with offices in Bengaluru, India; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and a remote workforce in Canada. Today, three million households with $1 trillion in assets benefit from the connected Advisor360° experience. To learn more, visit www.advisor360.com.

Praxis Solutions

Praxis Solutions is a technology-enabled solutions provider that transforms wealth and asset management firms. Based in San Diego, Praxis combines deep industry expertise with advanced AI technology to deliver customized solutions that enhance efficiency and reduce costs. The company’s approach is built around the “Think. Make. Do.” philosophy, focusing on delivering expert financial insights, building tailored AI tools, and executing strategies that optimize operations and drive growth. Praxis partners with clients to streamline front, middle, and back-office functions, enabling firms to focus on core business priorities. With a commitment to innovation and measurable impact, Praxis empowers organizations to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving financial landscape. Its solutions are designed to maximize value, improve scalability, and support sustainable growth. Visit praxissolutions.com to learn more about how Praxis Solutions redefines operational excellence for financial service providers.

Sammons Institutional Group

Sammons Institutional Group®, Inc. (SIG) provides retirement solutions to financial professionals through its wholesale divisions Sammons Retirement Solutions® (SRS) and Midland Retirement Distributors® (MRD). SIG is a company built on a foundation of financial strength through its affiliation with Midland National® Life Insurance Company1—demonstrated by longevity, consistently strong ratings, substantial growth, and an ability to meet obligations to its policy and contract holders. Sammons Institutional Group is a proud subsidiary of employee-owned Sammons® Financial Group, Inc. With more than $117 billion in assets, Sammons Financial Group is deeply rooted and financially strong. This affiliation highlights our dedication as a trusted partner, prepared to support you well into the future.

SEI

SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities across investment processing, operations, and asset management, SEI works with corporations, financial institutions and professionals, and ultra-high-net-worth families to solve problems, manage change and help protect assets—for growth today and in the future.

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS

Abacus Life

Abacus Life is a leading vertically integrated alternative asset manager and market maker, specializing in longevity and actuarial technology. The company is democratizing the life insurance space through three groundbreaking new channels: ABL Tech, ABL Wealth, and ABL Longevity Funds. Since 2004, Abacus has purchased life insurance policies from consumers seeking liquidity and has actively managed those policies over time (via trading, holding, and/or servicing). With over $4.6BN in face value of policies purchased, we have helped thousands of clients maximize the value of life insurance. Abacus Life is the only public life settlement company, trading on the Nasdaq Exchange under the ticker symbol ABL.

AdvicePay

AdvicePay is the industry-leading platform for managing billing, payments, and compliance in fee-for-service financial planning. From the top broker-dealers and RIAs to solo advisors, thousands of financial services firms across the US use AdvicePay to achieve a common goal: streamlining and scaling their fee-for-service financial planning business. For more information, please visit www.advicepay.com.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, one of the Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies®, has been trusted since 1896 to help millions of Americans prepare for financial uncertainties and retirement with a variety of innovative risk management solutions. In 2023, Allianz Life provided additional value to its policyholders via distributions of more than $13.73 billion. Allianz Life is a leading provider of fixed index annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and fixed index universal life insurance. Additionally, Allianz Investment Management LLC (AllianzIM), a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Life, offers a suite of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Allianz Life and AllianzIM are part of Allianz SE, a global leader in the financial services industry with approximately 157,000 employees in more than 70 countries. Allianz Life is a proud sponsor of Allianz Field® in St. Paul, Minnesota, home of Major League Soccer’s Minnesota United.

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Athene

Athene is a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products. Our experience and precision focus provides Financial Institutions with retirement funding solutions they and their clients can depend on. As a partner with Athene, you can leverage one of the strongest lineups of annuities in the market. You’ll also receive exceptional service, technology, and marketing and sales support. We are driven to do more for your company, your representatives and the clients they serve.

Axos Clearing

Axos Clearing is a full-service clearing firm serving the wealth management industry. For more than 20 years, we’ve provided flexible clearing and custody solutions focused on empowering our correspondents to grow their businesses. Our technology offerings and partnerships with top industry providers enable the firms we serve to effectively navigate changes and employ the latest advancements in the financial services space. Our experienced team provides relationship-based service, getting to know each business to provide a deep level of partnership and support.

Beacon Strategies, LLC

Beacon Strategies, LLC bridges the gap of the unknown that exists between wealth firms and solution providers with experience, knowledge and reach. Our Consulting work helps to align wealth firms’ strategies with the infrastructure that supports their desired objectives. We understand and assist with creating and implementing journey maps that weave together investor customers, advisors, and their back offices. We have deep functional knowledge of solution providers and their accompanying ecosystems in the ever-changing enterprise wealth marketplace. Our Roundtables encourage and support the evolution of thinking within wealth management. Our vehicle of choice is rich collaborative conversations on current, ripped from headlines and recurring industry topics. We have over a decade of successes, helping to nurture each community together with attendee led case studies, community questions, and breakout sessions, for one-of-a-kind experiences. Our Services (Products) provide tools for firm, industry and competitive information, employee education, solution provider due diligence.

BetaNXT

BetaNXT powers the future of connected wealth management infrastructure software, leveraging real-time data capabilities to enhance the wealth advisor experience. Combining industry expertise with the power of our proven Beta, Maxit and Mediant businesses, we are focused on solving our customers most demanding integration challenges with flexible, efficient, connected solutions that anticipate their changing needs. Our comprehensive approach reduces enterprise cost, streamlines operations processes, increases advisor productivity, and enhances the investor experience. Together with BetaNXT, wealth management firms are transforming their platforms into differentiating assets that enable enterprise scale and stimulate commercial growth.

Ashar Group – Life Settlements and Policy Valuations

Ashar Group is a nationally licensed life settlement brokerage that acts as a fiduciary to protect the best interests of policy owners in the life settlement process by creating a competitive policy auction to deliver the best value to the seller. Ashar Group is an independent seller’s representative and does not sell life insurance, management assets, or purchase policies. We are an independent resource for fiduciary advisors and their clients specializing in life insurance valuation for planning purposes.