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How Radient's ADV Advanced Search Supports Every Workflow

Written by Radient AI | June 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM

The Form ADV is more than a regulatory requirement. It's a goldmine of intelligence for anyone working in the investment ecosystem. Whether you're an allocator looking to discover your next manager or a service provider mapping the fund landscape, Radient AI offers deep, structured data from convoluted Form ADVs that can ease your firm discovery process.

At Radient AI, we've seen how asset allocators, service providers, lawyers, investors are using our Advanced Search feature in novel ways. Here are just a few of the high-impact use cases that are driving value across the industry:

1. Tracking Growth of Emerging Managers

Allocators are constantly hunting for alpha, and emerging managers often hold the key. With Radient, it is easier to discover and track firms under certain AUM range (eg. $500M) focussing on certain strategies, and geography.

 

2. Track Service Provider Affiliations Across Advisory Firms

 

Prime Brokers

Discover firms with $1B–$5B in AUM that are serviced by your preferred prime brokers such as Goldman Sachs or Interactive Brokers.

Auditors

Find firms that do not use the services of certain auditors (eg. Big 4).

Marketer

Locate firms with a large number of individual clients that also have other firms and individuals soliciting clients on their behalf.

Special Mandates

Need to find every fund that uses Auditor X and Prime Broker Y in New York with over $500M AUM?

3. Find HNI-Focussed Advisers

Find investment advisers primarily catering to HNI.

4. For Law Firms

Discover firms that are currently under state registration but may soon become eligible to be registered with the SEC.

5. For Multinational firms

Find advisers with significant operations outside the U.S. to support your global investment strategy.

6. For Compliance Firms

Find Firms with past regulatory actions or operational risk might be more open to improving their compliance programs.

7. Strategy Driven Search

  • Equity Based

  • Debt Based

  • Digital Assets

 

The Bottom Line

Finding the right clients for your business can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Radient AI’s Advanced Search simplifies the process. Skip the manual data sourcing and discover firms that align perfectly with your objectives in just a few clicks.

See it yourself how Radient AI can power your discovery process.