Signator Investors Adds Strategist Managed Portfolios to Signator Managed Account Platform powered by Envestnet's ENV2 Technology

BOSTON, July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Signator Investors, Inc. has added the Strategist Managed Portfolio program (SMP) to its managed account platform which runs on Envestnet's Next Generation Platform (ENV2) technology.

Through one portal, SMP provides Signator's qualified investment adviser representatives (IARs) access to eleven well-known advisory service providers and their managed account portfolios. IARs are able to work with clients to select the portfolios that best meet their needs – whether they prefer a dynamic or tactical investment style, or a portfolio consisting of mutual funds, ETFs or a combination.

"Signator has significantly increased its investment adviser population in recent years, and we're committed to providing advanced tools to help them best serve their clients and grow their business," said Christopher Maryanopolis, President of Signator Investors, Inc. "With the recent momentum in managed accounts, and the fact that it's no longer just the affluent clients who have accounts with a mix of assets, we're very pleased to add Strategist Managed Portfolios to our platform."

"We are excited  to play a role in the evolution and growth of the Signator Managed Account Platform," said Lori Hardwick, Group President, Advisor Services, Envestnet, Inc., "By leveraging a 'best of breed' asset manager roster, Signator is providing their IARs with a diverse set of portfolio options that can effectively help meet the unique investment needs of clients."

Through SMP, IARs and their clients have access to actively managed investment solutions with account minimums as low as $25,000 with ongoing portfolio management and a focus on tax management. Among the Strategists currently available on Signator's platform are:

• Alpha Simplex LLC, which uses a dynamic investment style and includes mutual funds and ETFs
• Astor Investment Management LLC, which uses a tactical investment style with ETFs
• Beaumont Capital Management LLC, which uses a tactical investment style with ETFs
• Brinker Capital, Inc., which uses a dynamic investment style with mutual funds
• Clark Capital Management Group, Inc., which uses a dynamic investment style including mutual funds and ETFs
• Morningstar Investment Services, Inc., which uses a dynamic investment style including mutual funds or ETFs
• Russell Investments, which uses a strategic investment style with mutual funds
• Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC, which uses a dynamic investment style with mutual funds or ETFs
• Symmetry Partners LLC, which uses a strategic investment style with mutual funds or ETFs
• Wilshire Associates Incorporated, which uses a dynamic investment style with mutual funds
• Vanguard, which uses a strategic investment style with ETFs

SMP is available on Signator's recently upgraded managed account platform, which includes Advisor Managed Portfolios (AMP), built on ENV2  technology  .  AMP provides qualified IARs the ability to construct risk-based investment allocation strategies or models for their clients using either an asset-based or transaction-based pricing model and allows the IAR to act as an advisor or portfolio manager.  Envestnet's platform helps Signator's advisors build and manage the custom portfolios with straight through trading, streamline the maintenance of the models, and makes administration easy with comprehensive performance reporting and billing.

"Having these two programs together on one platform provides IARs flexibility to provide customized solutions based on their clients' needs and how they want to run their practices – while at the same time simplifying the process and giving them scalability," said Maryanopolis. "And we aren't resting here; we're exploring additional ways to evolve the platform – with automated advice and portfolio management tools – to help our advisors better serve their clients," he added.

About Signator Investors, Inc.
Founded in 1968, Signator Investors, Inc., powered by John Hancock Financial Network, is an independent broker/dealer-Registered Investment Adviser based in Boston, Mass., that supports a national network of independent firms with more than 1,600 advisors and representatives across the U.S.

Signator partners with financial professionals who have proven experience and share its commitment to putting clients first. The firm's open product platform includes a comprehensive range of investment, advisory and protection products from leading carriers. 

And its first-class support, wealth of local and national resources and flexible business models help entrepreneurially minded financial professionals ensure that their clients are well taken care of. For more information, please visit www.signatorinvestors.com.

About Envestnet
Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV) is a leading provider of unified wealth management technology and services to investment advisors. Our open-architecture platforms unify and fortify the wealth management process, delivering unparalleled flexibility, accuracy, performance, and value. Envestnet solutions enable the transformation of wealth management into a transparent, independent, objective, and fully-aligned standard of care, and empower advisors to deliver better outcomes.

Envestnet's Advisor Suite® software empowers financial advisors to better manage client outcomes and strengthen their practices. Envestnet provides institutional-quality research and advanced portfolio solutions through our Portfolio Management Consultants group, Envestnet | PMC®. Envestnet | Tamarac provides leading rebalancing, reporting, and practice management software.

For more information on Envestnet, please visit www.envestnet.com and follow @ENVintel (https://twitter.com/envintel).

Envestnet, Inc. is not affiliated with Signator Investors, Inc. nor any of its affiliates

SOURCE Signator Investors, Inc.

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