Wall Street Associates Chooses Archer

Berwyn, PA (March 19, 2015) - Wall Street Associates, LLC an institutional investment manager located in La Jolla, California, has chosen Archer's technology platform and operations team to service Wall Street's investment management business.

Ted Smith, COO and CCO at Wall Street Associates, lauded Archer as "an important partner in establishing our ability to capture market share in what has historically been a challenging area of the industry for boutique managers like ourselves – the WRAP/SMA sub-advisory arena."

Ron Rawdon, Director of Business Development at Archer, echoed Mr. Smith's sentiment. "Mr. Smith and his colleagues at Wall Street Associates have traditionally been active in the institutional investment management space, and wanted turn-key entry to the WRAP/SMA sub- advisory space with scalability and full service operations. Archer is able to provide that." Bryan Dori, CEO of Archer, expounded, "Archer faced significant competition in gaining Wall Street's business. We won the bid because our platform was built by - and is supported by - veterans of the investment management business. The experience and strength of our team is one of the key benefits of choosing Archer."

About Wall Street Associates
Wall Street Associates (WSA) was established in 1987 as an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser focused on U.S. growth equity investments. Today, the firm continues its tradition of employee-ownership and U.S. growth equity investments while remaining independent of any other organization. With a strong commitment to investment management excellence, WSA strives to achieve superior investment performance and client service while adhering to the highest standards of professional integrity and ethics. WSA’s employee-owners and the rest of its professional staff are solely responsible for the management, operations, and investment functions of the business. This independence and objectivity strategically aligns the firm with the best interest of its clients. WSA’s investment professionals are experienced and long tenured, averaging over two decades of investment management experience and 13 years with WSA. Their experience and dedication to the firm creates a consistency of operation and investment process that serves its clients and their long-term investment interests.

About Archer
Archer is a technology and services innovator for the investment management industry whose clients manage more than $1 trillion in assets. Archer offers simplified technology solutions and selective operations outsourcing which give investment managers stable and controllable infrastructure to facilitate growth.