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A Process that Can Transform Your Single-Family Office Staff into an Empowered Team

9 September, 2020
"The general rule seems to be that the level of consciousness of an organization [i.e. its capacity and agility] cannot exceed the level of consciousness of its leader." -Fredric Laloux, author, Reinventing OrganizationsThe world that a few months ago seemed volatile, uncertain, complex, and am...

Addepar - With a Brand-New Chief Technology Officer Taking the Helm, What Shifts in the Tech Stack will Addepar Follow?

14 August, 2020
Addepar is a state-of-the-art wealth management platform that specializes in data aggregation and performance reporting for complex investment portfolios. Addepar helps over 400 clients, 40% of whom are family offices, gain global insights across asset class exposures. The Addepar platform has grown...

Technology Panel Discussion: Planning for Tomorrow’s Technology Today

14 August, 2020
Today’s technology moves at an exceedingly rapid pace. How do family offices stay ahead of the curve and plan for the future? Three experts offer insight as part of FOX’s recent Technology Showcase:Diana Ermini, Director of Financial Services Vertical at Sage IntacctRyan Kerry, CEO at KnowledgerMary...

Attendee Survey on the Tech Goals for Your Family Office

14 August, 2020
During the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s especially helpful to understand decisions that our peers are making around technology within the family office space. In that spirit, FOX provides this informative and insightful feedback from the attendee survey at our recent Technology Showcase.Here’s what respo...

SEI - Relentless Development: What Comes Next for SEI’s Archway Platform

14 August, 2020
SEI Family Office Services is an award winning, integrated back-office platform delivering a wide range of technology solutions for family offices. With 18 years of experience in serving family offices, SEI has over 220 clients and $365 billion in assets on the SEI platform. They serve eight of the ...

Preparing to Embrace New Technologies in the Modern World

14 August, 2020
New technologies abound in our modern world. Here Dr. Peter Boumgarden, Professor of Practice Strategy & Organization at Washington University in St. Louis, shares insights around innovation and technology as relevant to the family office.Boumgarden believes that we cannot separate technology an...

Masttro – Leading Technology Trends in Family Enterprise Transformation

14 August, 2020
Founded in 2010, Masttro is a privately held wealth management technology company providing an integrated platform for family office enterprises. Masttro serves both single and multi-family offices and financial services institutions across 24 countries.Padman Perumal, CEO of Masttro Americas, asser...

Session Recap: Vertical Approach to Venture Investing

7 August, 2020
There is often confusion over what exactly is the vertical approach to venture investing. Constance Freedman, Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures, explains that vertical investing is simply another way to look at venture investing, by approaching it with a sector focus, or a vertical fo...

Session Recap: The Dynamic Ecosystem of Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrency

7 August, 2020
The future of money is a timely yet complicated topic, especially with cryptocurrency in the mix. Thomas Anderson, Author of Money without Boundaries, shares foundational facts about money, and answers questions around the cryptocurrency ecosystem.The U.S. debt has quintupled in the last 20 years, w...

Session Recap: Digital Rubicon, Proximity and the Future of All Business

6 August, 2020
Innovation often comes out of conflict or hardship that forces us to develop new ideas and a new mindset to solve and overcome the conflict. Robert Wolcott, Co-Founder and Chairman of TWIN Global, asserts that the Covid-19 pandemic is such a time, when so much around us is changing, innovation is bo...