An end-to-end advisor workflow — your branded marketplace, your home-office compliance forms, your supervisory review, your clearing destinations. Pre-built. Re-skinned in your evergreen.
Prepared for
Osaic Wealth, Inc.
Prepared by
Aqua leadership team
Walkthrough
Product Materials → Subscription → eSign → Submit
Step 1 of 8The problem · BD alts ops today
Alts ops at a home office shouldn't take a ticket.
In every independent BD we've audited, the alts workflow runs through email, PDFs, and operations queues. Every step is a chance to lose data, miss a Reg BI box, or chase a principal signature. The home office absorbs the cost.
Today, without Aqua
The ticket queue alts workflow.
Sub agreements emailed back and forth as PDFs — wrong amount, wrong tax ID, wrong share class come back as NIGOs from the TA a week later.
Form CRS, Reg BI documentation, accredited investor verification chased per-deal, often after the fact.
Principal review happens in Outlook. Compliance reconstructs the audit trail manually for 17a-4.
Sponsor PPMs sit in inboxes. No record of what was sent, to whom, when.
Clearing firm hand-off is a manual rekey. Reconciliation breaks at month-end.
Result — alts is a small share of revenue but a disproportionately large share of ops cost and compliance risk.
With Aqua
One operating layer, end-to-end.
Conditional logic catches the NIGO at input — wrong amount, wrong tax ID never leaves the form.
Osaic's compliance forms (Form CRS, Reg BI, AI verification) layered on top of every sponsor flow — automatically.
Principal signature is a native order status. The supervisory queue is a screen, not an inbox.
Every "Send Materials" event is a logged order. Audit trail is the system, not a spreadsheet.
Final document package auto-routes to your vault, your clearing firm, the TA, and your 17a-4 archive.
Result — alts ops scales without ops headcount. Compliance evidence is the byproduct, not the project.
Step 2 of 8What Aqua is
An operating layer for alts that fits inside Osaic's stack.
Aqua sits between your existing advisor portal and your existing back office. Osaic's 11,000+ financial professionals stay in the environment they know. Your clearing firm, vault, and 17a-4 archive are the destinations — Aqua doesn't replace them, it routes to them.
Surfaces
What Osaic advisors see.
Marketplace shelf — your home office's approved list, surfaced as a single browsable view inside Osaic's advisor portal.
Product materials & data room — sponsor PPMs, fact sheets, quarterly reports — sent to clients with a tracked link.
Subscription workflow — CRM-prefilled forms, conditional logic, eSignature, all on one screen.
Order tracking — every order's status, supervisory state, and document package — one page of record.
For the Osaic home office
What Aqua handles for you.
Diligence control — your team owns the approved list end-to-end. Adding a category is a toggle, not an engineering ticket.
Compliance form library — Form CRS, Reg BI, accredited investor verification, alt-investment disclosure — Osaic's forms layered onto every sponsor's flow, automatically.
Supervisory review — principal signature is a native order status. Your reviewers see a queue, not an inbox.
Clean data hand-off — final packages routed to your vault, your clearing firm (Pershing / NFS / Apex), the TA, and your 17a-4 archive. Same shape every time.
The premise. Osaic's advisors never leave the Osaic environment. Your back office gets clean data. Your home office gets compliance evidence as a byproduct, not a project.
Step 3 of 8Marketplace preview · Plug-and-play entry
One tile in Osaic's portal. Same advisor session.
SSO from Osaic's existing advisor portal. No new credentials, no new account management, no IT lift. Click the highlighted button below to see the flow.
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Welcome back, Marketplace Advisor · authenticated via Osaic SSO
SSO from Osaic's existing IdP · advisor never leaves the Osaic environment
Trigger. Advisor clicks the "Alts" tile in Osaic's existing advisor portal — or any other entry point Osaic configures.
Mechanic. SSO carries the session. Aqua provisions the rep on first sign-in, retains entitlements, and respects Osaic's role / book-of-business / branch rules across all 11,000+ financial professionals.
For Osaic's home office. No new account management. No IT lift on the advisor side. The marketplace feels like a continuation of the Osaic experience.
Plug-and-play activation
Identity inherits from Osaic's existing IdP. No new account provisioning, no IT lift, no new credentials for any of Osaic's 11,000+ reps.
Step 4 of 8Marketplace preview · Fund view
The marketplace — Osaic's approved list.
The Buy view. Every fund Osaic's home office has approved, on one shelf. Click any tab to switch panels, or click the Begin dropdown on the highlighted card to see the three entry paths.
Three live tabs · Osaic-curated shelf · click Begin dropdown to see entry paths
What's shown. Six representative tiles. The Osaic launch shelf typically holds 30–50 funds; configurable to whatever your diligence team approves.
Every card. Sponsor · fund name · security type · single Begin CTA — and a dropdown for "Start Purchase" vs "View Materials" vs "View Overview."
For Osaic. Same UX for every product, regardless of issuer size. Boutique funds and the largest issuers ride the same workflow.
One pane of glass
No second portal, no email-attached PPM. The Begin button kicks off the same workflow on every fund — Phase 1 ships exactly this view, restyled in Osaic evergreen.
Step 4 of 8Marketplace preview · Approved list & diligence control
Add asset classes by flipping a switch.
Osaic's home office diligence team owns the approved list end-to-end. Click the BDC toggle on the left — every approved-platform BDC becomes available instantly across all 11,000+ Osaic advisors.
marketplace.osaic.com/admin/approved-list
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Approved Product List
Managed by Osaic home office diligence · flip switches to expand the shelf
3 BDCs activated · live to 11,000+ advisors in ~30s
Clear Filters
Security Type
Sponsor
Approved · 3 funds
Toggle a switch — products appear on the marketplace instantly.
+ Add fund
MERIDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS
Meridian Real Estate Income Fund
Interval Fund
Active
COBALT LANE PARTNERS
Cobalt Lane Real Assets Fund
Interval Fund
Active
RIDGEPOINT CAPITAL
Ridgepoint Energy Transition Fund II
Private Placement
Active
HARBOR STONE PARTNERS
Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund
BDC · Pending
Activating
MERIDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS
Meridian Senior Credit BDC
BDC · Pending
Activating
COBALT LANE PARTNERS
Cobalt Lane Diversified BDC
BDC · Pending
Activating
Diligence-controlled product shelf · click the pulsing BDC toggle to expand the shelf live
Trigger. Osaic's diligence team approves a fund category (e.g. BDCs). One toggle in admin.
Mechanic. Most products are already on the platform — Aqua administers a large share of the active BDC and DST market today.
For Osaic. Tight diligence control, instant expansion. The marketplace grows without engineering tickets.
Reg BI alignment, by design
The approved list IS the supervisory shelf. Osaic reps cannot transact in anything outside it. Diligence control = compliance evidence at the same time.
CLASS A BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN MERIDIAN STUDENT HOUSING DST
Maximum Offering: $250,000,000 Minimum: $100,000
Meridian Student Housing
PPM
02/22/2026
Meridian Student Housing DST
Class A Beneficial Interests
$250,000,000Offering Amount
6.50%Target Yield
$100,000Minimum
Meridian Student Housing
Fact Sheet
02/22/2026
— Audit trail below —
Orders › Product Materials
Every send is a logged order · exportable for 17a-4 / Reg BI evidence
Order #
Date Sent
Unique ID
Sponsor
Product
Recipient
Email
1815
02/22/2026 11:39 AM
osaic-...
Meridian Capital Partners
Meridian Student Housing DST
John Doe
investor1@example.com
Sent
1814
02/21/2026 08:41 PM
osaic-...
Meridian Capital Partners
Meridian Student Housing DST
John Doe
investor1@example.com
Sent
1796
02/15/2026 03:12 PM
osaic-...
Harbor Stone Partners
Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund
Jane Adams
jadams@example.com
Sent
Sponsor side. Fund managers upload anything they want — PPMs, fact sheets, decks, historicals, quarterly reports. Aqua tracks who opens what.
Advisor side. "Send Materials" mails the docs directly to a client or prospect, with a secure link. No off-platform attachments.
For Osaic. Every send is a separate logged order — its own audit row, its own unique ID, exportable for 17a-4 / Reg BI evidence.
Compliance evidence as a byproduct
Most BDs reconstruct PPM-send evidence from email after the fact. Aqua makes the system of record the byproduct of normal advisor work.
Step 6 of 8Marketplace preview · BD-aware order entry
Conditional logic prevents NIGOs.
Subscription forms auto-populate from Osaic's CRM. Rep ID, Firm CRD, and Firm Type are first-class fields. Edit the Purchase Amount below to see the conditional warning fire and clear in real time.
Auto-population. Investor account, Rep ID, Firm CRD (23131), custodian, and KYC details flow from Osaic's CRM — advisor doesn't re-type.
BD-aware fields. Rep ID, Firm CRD, Firm Type ("Broker Dealer") are first-class. Aqua isn't a TAMP retrofit — it ships understanding broker-dealer regulation.
Conditional logic. Aqua holds a unique data model per product. Wrong amount, wrong share class, wrong tax ID — the form catches it before the advisor moves on.
NIGO elimination at input
Email-based subscription workflows convert input errors into rework loops. In-platform validation closes the loop at the source.
Step 6 of 8Marketplace preview · Conditional form generation
Osaic's compliance forms — layered onto every sponsor flow.
As the rep fills out the order, Aqua generates the right forms automatically. Form CRS, Reg BI, accredited investor verification, alternative-investment disclosure — all Osaic's home office forms appear alongside the sponsor's questionnaire and the W-9. Per fund: zero custom build.
marketplace.osaic.com/orders/35822/forms
Order #35822 · Complete Forms
Forms expand as data is entered · Osaic compliance library layered on sponsor flow
Investment Information Form
91%
Saving every field as you go
Firm CRD · auto-filled23131
Firm TypeBroker Dealer
Financial Pro · NameMarketplace Advisor
CRD Number4827193
Rep CodeMA01
Emailadvisor@osaic.com
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Forms Completed: 1 / 7
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3 forms required at start · 7 after the rep enters investor type and accreditation status
The pattern. The forms list starts at 3. As the rep enters info, Aqua expands the list to 7, adding Osaic's house compliance forms automatically.
What's included. Form CRS · Reg BI · Accredited Investor Verification · Alt-Investment Disclosure · Direct Business Application — all branded as Osaic's, all auto-filled wherever data exists upstream.
For Osaic. Your compliance form library lives once. Layered on every sponsor's flow. Per fund: zero custom build.
The Reg BI gift
Form CRS and Reg BI documentation are FINRA / SEC mandates. Aqua makes them part of the order, not a separate compliance project.
Step 7 of 8Marketplace preview · Order workflow & supervisory tracker
Five steps. Principal review, native.
Every order moves through the same five-step workflow. Status pills show who has the pen. Principal Signature is a native order status — not an afterthought.
marketplace.osaic.com/orders/35822
Order #35822 · John Doe — Individual
Status: Osaic Principal Signature · waiting on supervisory review
Order Overview
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1Complete Forms✓
2Upload Documents✓
3Review Order✓
4Collect Signatures✓
John Doe — Investor
investor1@example.com · 000-312-6133
Signed
Marketplace Advisor
advisor@osaic.com
Signed
5Finalize OrderOsaic Principal Signaturenative order status, not bolted on
Order Information
ProductMeridian Student Housing DST
Amount$350,000.00
Account TypeIndividual
CustodianDirect / No Custodian
Firm23131 · Osaic Wealth
Firm TypeBroker Dealer
Rep / CodeMarketplace Advisor / MA01
Awaiting
Osaic Principal Signature
Your supervisory queue is a screen, not an Outlook inbox.
5 steps · status pills for every signer · Osaic Principal Signature is a native state
Single source of truth. Investor, advisor, KYC docs, fund admin, custodian, current stage, supervisory state — one page. Status pills show who has the pen.
Principal review, native. Once forms are signed, the order moves to "Osaic Principal Signature" automatically. Your principals see a queue of orders awaiting review — not an inbox of forwarded PDFs.
BD-aware audit. Firm CRD (23131), Firm Type, Rep Name + Number are on every order's record panel. 17a-4 record-keeping is automatic.
One page of record per order
Compliance, advisor, principal, and ops see the same view. The email + spreadsheet patchwork of conventional alts ops is replaced by a single workflow tracker.
Step 8 of 8Marketplace preview · Document routing & archive
One signed package. Routed everywhere it belongs.
When the order completes, the final document package flows automatically. Osaic's internal vault, your clearing firm, the fund admin / TA, and your 17a-4 archive all get the same canonical package.
marketplace.osaic.com/orders/35822/complete
Order Complete · Meridian Student Housing DST
Final package signed · routing to all destinations
Source · Aqua
Final document package
Signed subscription agreement
Investor information form
Substitute W-9 / tax certification
Form CRS + Reg BI documentation
KYC documents (ID + accreditation)
Trade ticket · $350,000 initial
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Auto-routed on completion
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Osaic home office · Featured
Osaic document vault
Finished package routed to Osaic's internal vault. Accessible to client, advisor, principal, and fund manager.
Clearing
Pershing / NFS / Apex
Clean trade ticket and supporting docs delivered to your clearing firm. Reconciliation is automatic at month-end.
Counterparty
Fund admin / TA
Subscription package + supporting docs delivered to the fund's transfer agent via integrated workflow.
Compliance · 17a-4
17a-4 immutable archive
Record-keeping requirements satisfied automatically. Annual exam answer is a query, not a reconstruction.
One completion event · multi-destination routing · integrations are config, not custom
Trigger. Order moves to "Complete" — all signatures gathered, principal review cleared, all docs validated.
Mechanic. Aqua pushes the finished package to every destination Osaic configures.
For Osaic. The internal vault becomes the canonical source. The annual FINRA exam answer to "show me the records" is a query, not a project.
Configurable destination routing
Aqua integrates with whatever data vault, clearing firm, and 17a-4 archive Osaic uses. Config, not custom build.
What Osaic unlocks · Next steps
The math on day 90.
Three numbers we'd expect Osaic to see ~90 days after launch. Conservative; we'd want to refine these against your actual sponsor mix, ops baseline, and rep volume.
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Three doors in — pick the one that matches where you are.
Sandbox
See Osaic reps in it.
45-min walkthrough with the data swapped for Osaic's sponsor mix and a sample rep. hello@investwithaqua.com