CAIS appoints Kan Kotecha as Chief Technology Officer.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, today announced that Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager with over $1 trillion in assets under management, has expanded CAIS Marketplace offerings with Blackstone’s alternative investment strategies. “We are committed to providing independent advisors with access to the leading alternative investment strategies from the top alternative asset managers in the industry,” said Matt Brown, Founder and CEO at CAIS. “As advisor demand for alternative investments accelerates, we are excited to welcome Blackstone, a firm that shares our vision in delivering quality education and strategies to financial advisors everywhere.”. Selected Blackstone strategies, which have undergone third-party due diligence by Mercer, will be made available to CAIS’ network of RIAs, independent broker dealers, and RIA aggregators that oversee more than $4T in assets. Blackstone, like all alternative asset managers on the platform, will benefit from a custom analytics dashboard designed to optimize their platform engagement, pipeline management, and sales efforts. Asset managers on the platform also receive access to an online education offering (CAIS IQ), digital marketing support, and integrations with leading custodians, reporting providers, and fund administrators

CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, today announced it has been selected by CAPTRUST, one of the nation's largest independent financial advisory firms with more than $800 billion in client assets under advisement.