AI is revolutionizing family office services by automating administrative tasks, improving decision-making, and enhancing security. Through automation, AI streamlines back-office operations, freeing up time for strategic endeavors. It enables personalized services by analyzing client data and delivering tailored advice. AI tools strengthen data privacy and cybersecurity measures. While AI brings efficiency and accuracy, its implementation should be mindful, preserving the personal touch that is integral to family office services.
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In 2022, FOX and Fondazione AIS conducted a research study on technology in family offices. This report details findings on technology usage and needs for the family office.
Best practice business processes and workflows for the family office are essential factors in maximizing efficiency, minimizing risk, and positively impacting ongoing staffing challenges. However, clinging to old ideas has hindered family offices’ adoption of modern capabilities. Despite the uniqueness of every family office, there are many areas to incorporate universal truths where industry-standard workflows and best practices can be leveraged to ensure efficiency and employee productivity, reduce risks, and improve outcomes across the entire enterprise.
Technology Showcase Snapshot: Deviate Consulting Erin Hulse, Owner, Deviate Consulting
Addepar’s Head of Research Ashby Monk and Head of Research Analytics Dan Golosovker are part of a larger team at Addepar dedicated to improving client investment and financial decision-making through data, analytics and technology. In this session, you’ll learn how family offices increasingly rely on our technology and data today to proactively manage their portfolios and risk. We’re also helping family offices model and analyze future portfolio outcomes under various market conditions with our Navigator tool.
This fireside chat will focus on the challenges that family offices are facing today and how to maximize insight into financials. We will identify solutions that Sage Intacct can offer to help streamline your multi-entity management, data security, and transaction automation with artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. Karen M. Hays, Principal Marketing Manager, Financial Services, Sage Kelly Gonyea, Principal Consultant, Financial Services, Sage
The objective of this session is to uncover if your family office’s accounting, investment performance and tax compliance systems are meeting your needs. We will explore opportunities to automate repetitive manual tasks, manage data, store documents efficiently and securely, confidently budget for investments in new technologies, and more. Mike Johnson, Partner, RSM Tony Wood, Family Office Leader, Principal, RSM This session also includes the Technology Showcase Snapshot: Masttro.
It is no secret that family office operations are changing. To stay relevant, family offices must evolve—and they need technology that can support them in this evolution. Specifically, offices need a platform based on a single source of data, and they need a data model that uniquely accommodates the complexity of the family’s “world.” It is only with the right technology platform and infrastructure that family offices can reach their full potential and contribute the highest level of service to their families.
The onset of remote work and other needs in the family office space have accelerated the pace of growth and change. As a result, family offices are increasingly turning to technology to manage complexity, meet family expectations, and grow their wealth. Amid this change, three trends—including owning your data—will help in the selection of the right digital solutions and enable families to flourish now and into the future.
The new year brings unique opportunities for families and their offices, but it can also create new obstacles to navigate. FOX has identified three dominant themes that will drive disruption and opportunity for families of wealth, their family offices, and their professional advisors.