Mar 3, 2022
Our guest today is Matt Brown.
Matt is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of CAIS. Found in 2009,
CAIS, a fintech leader, empowers over 4,000+ unique advisor
firms/teams who oversee more than $2T+ in network assets. Founded
by a financial advisor, CAIS considers itself the first truly open
marketplace for alternative investments, where financial advisors
and asset managers can engage and transact directly. CAIS offers
access to alternative strategies ranging from hedge funds to
private equity/credit to real estate, digital assets, structured
notes and more. CAIS is unique in that all funds on the platform
undergo Mercer’s due diligence and ongoing monitoring. They also
offer an education platform called CAIS IQ, which helps educate
advisors on alternative investments.
In today’s episode, we start in 2009 and discuss how difficult it
must have been to launch CAIS during the great financial crisis. We
then discuss the CAIS platform, competition, the democratization of
alternatives and CAIS’s value proposition. We later get into
distribution (and why it isn’t a negative term), their recent high
profile fundraise and what they plan to do with the money to grow.
Other topics range from artificial intelligence to the power of
data, the accredited investor rule, CAIS IQ education platform, the
importance of reporting and the value of soft skills.
Our hosts today are Steve Curley, CFA & John Bowman, CFA of CAIA
Association. Please enjoy the episode. Follow us on
Twitter & LinkedIn.