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Organization and Description of Business

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Organization and Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization and Description of Business  
Organization and Description of Business

1.        Organization and Description of Business

 

Envestnet, Inc. (“Envestnet”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) provide open-architecture wealth management services and technology to independent financial advisors and financial institutions. These services and related technology are provided via Envestnet’s wealth management software, Envestnet | PMC®, Envestnet | Tamarac™, Vantage Reporting Solution™, Envestnet | WMS™, Envestnet | Placemark™, Envestnet | Retirement Solutions, Envestnet | Yodlee™ and Envestnet | Finance Logix™

 

We offer these solutions principally through the following product and services suites:

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Envestnet | Advisor Suite TM empowers advisors to better manage client outcomes and strengthen their practice. Our software unifies the applications and services advisors use to manage their practice and advise their clients, including data aggregation; financial planning; capital markets assumptions; asset allocation guidance; research and due diligence on investment managers and funds; portfolio management, trading and rebalancing; multi‑custodial, aggregated performance reporting; and billing calculation and administration.

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Envestnet | PMC®, our Portfolio Management Consultants group primarily engages in consulting services aimed at providing financial advisors with additional support in addressing their clients’ needs, as well as the creation of investment solutions and products. Envestnet | PMC’s investment solutions and products include managed account and multi‑manager portfolios, mutual fund portfolios and Exchange Traded Funds (“ETF”) portfolios.  Envestnet | PMC offers Prima Premium Research, comprising institutional‑quality research and due diligence on investment managers, mutual funds, ETFs and liquid alternatives funds.  Envestnet | PMC also offers Placemark Overlay Services which includes patented portfolio overlay and tax optimization services.

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Envestnet | VantageTM software aggregates and manages investment data, provides performance reporting and benchmarking, giving advisors an in‑depth view of clients’ various investments, empowering advisors to give holistic, personalized advice and consulting.

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Envestnet | Advisor Now TM offers a private-labeled investor engagement technology enabling advisors to deliver a compelling digital wealth management experience to their clients.

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Envestnet | Finance Logix TM provides financial planning and wealth management software solutions to banks, broker-dealers and RIAs.

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Envestnet | TamaracTM provides leading portfolio accounting, rebalancing, trading, performance reporting and client relationship management (“CRM”) software, principally to high‑end RIAs.

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Envestnet | Retirement Solutions (ERS) offers a comprehensive suite of services designed specifically for retirement plan professionals. With our integrated technology, ERS addresses the regulatory, data, and investment needs of retirement plans and delivers the information holistically.

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Envestnet | Yodlee TM is a leading data aggregation and data analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services.

Through these platform and service offerings, the Company provides open-architecture support for a wide range of investment products (separately managed accounts, multi-manager accounts, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stock baskets, alternative investments, and other fee-based investment solutions) from Envestnet | PMC and other leading investment providers via multiple custodians, and also account administration and reporting services.

 

Envestnet operates five RIAs and a registered broker-dealer. The RIAs are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The broker-dealer is registered with the SEC, all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).