Archway Group Achieves Full Independence from SEI to Scale Wealth Management Technology

Archway Group has finalized its operational separation from SEI, marking a pivotal shift toward full independence for the wealth management technology provider. For fintech professionals, this move signals a significant realignment in the family office and private fund sector, as Archway gains total control over its product roadmap to address increasingly complex multi-generational accounting needs.

What was announced

Archway Group has officially completed its transition away from SEI, a process that took thirteen months to finalize. This milestone establishes Archway as a fully independent entity, backed by private investment firm Aquiline. Alongside this operational independence, the company has introduced a refreshed brand identity and a new website to reflect its strategic direction as a foundation for complex wealth management.

The firm’s service model is designed for single- and multi-family offices, private banks, and private funds. These clients are currently navigating a landscape defined by an increasing number of entities, alternative investment holdings, and intricate ownership structures across multiple generations. Archway’s solution pairs a dedicated accounting and operations team with an integrated technology platform to provide timely, accurate reporting for these sophisticated requirements.

Archway’s current scale is substantial; the company now supports more than 550 multi-generational families and oversees more than $850 billion in assets. Its suite of capabilities includes the Archway Platform and Archway Client Portal, offering consolidated investment reporting across both public and alternative holdings. Furthermore, the firm provides specialized services such as partnership and multi-entity accounting, cash and expense management, fund administration, and carried interest administration. By moving to a modern, independent infrastructure, Archway intends to accelerate its pace of innovation and investment in its core technology stack.

"In thirteen months, our team has built Archway into an independent company in full control of its own path. Clients are managing more intricate structures along with higher expectations around governance, control, and transparency every year. We've engineered Archway to be the foundation they stand on, and evolve with, as that complexity grows; this independence will facilitate our ability to move faster and build further on their behalf."

Anthony Abenante, CEO of Archway.

The companies involved

Archway Group brings over two decades of experience to the wealth management sector, focusing specifically on the accounting and operational needs of high-net-worth individuals and institutional entities. The company is backed by Aquiline, a private investment firm that supports its strategic growth and independence. Archway distinguishes itself through a hybrid model that combines deep accounting expertise with proprietary technology, ensuring that the underlying books and workflows for complex portfolios remain accurate and connected.

SEI, the firm from which Archway has now fully transitioned, is a major global provider of technology and investment solutions. Headquartered at seic.com, SEI has historically served as a significant partner and infrastructure provider for investment managers and financial advisors. The separation allows both entities to pursue distinct market strategies. Additionally, the broader market context includes firms like ARC Group (assetrisk.com), which operates within the same ecosystem of risk and investment consultancy, though Archway’s recent focus has been specifically on the technical and operational decoupling from SEI to secure its own autonomous roadmap under Aquiline’s backing.

What FF News has reported before

FF News has closely monitored the evolution of the wealth management and investment technology landscape, particularly regarding Archway’s former partner, SEI. We recently covered how SEI Partners With Zocks to Deliver AI-Native Workflow Automation for Financial Advisors, highlighting their push into artificial intelligence. Additionally, our reporting on SEI Launches Unified AI-Driven Platform to Revolutionize Investment Manager Efficiency showcased the firm's efforts to streamline operations for institutional clients. In the broader digital assets space, we also noted significant growth milestones such as when Ondo Finance Hits $1 Billion Milestone as Tokenized Equities Ecosystem Surges, reflecting the increasing complexity of the assets that firms like Archway must now account for.

What this means

Archway’s independence is a direct challenge to legacy providers who bundle technology with rigid service layers. By decoupling from SEI, Archway can now pivot its development resources toward the specific, often messy realities of alternative asset accounting without being tethered to a larger corporate parent’s broader agenda. This move puts pressure on other wealth-tech platforms to prove they can handle the "intricate structures" Anthony Abenante highlighted. The industry should watch for a surge in Archway’s feature releases over the next twelve months, as they attempt to leverage their new agility to capture more of the $850 billion family office market.