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Family Office Technology Hub Podcast

Welcome to the FOTechHub Podcast, a resource for all things tech and operations within the realm of family offices. Join us as we delve into the intricate world of technological advancements tailored specifically for Single Family Office and Multi-Family Office Personnel.

Episodes

  1. SEP 11

    Family Office Tech Stack: Financial Reporting, Data Aggregation, and AI-Driven Investment Tools

    Live seminars by FOTechHub in collaboration with the Larry Kraus Family Office Tech-NEW-logy Institute. In this episode, Shaun Parkin - Founder, Hall Road Investments - interviews: Private Wealth Systems - offering financial reporting and data aggregation for family offices - represented by Charlie Brown, Director of Sales. Arqa AI - providers of AI-based tools for investment management and risk assessment in family offices - represented by Haik Sahakyan, Co-Founder & CEO. Episode page:⁠ Tech-NEW-logy Institute: Shaun Parkin Interviews Private Wealth Systems & Arqa AI | FOTechHub⁠ Join our virtual family office tech & ops annual conference, 19-20 November: ⁠FOTechHub Second Annual Tech & Ops Conference (ringcentral.com)⁠ Show Summary: 00:00 – Introductions 04:16 – Sean’s opening remarks 05:55 – Haik & Arqa AI: focus on automating data entry and aggregation (capital calls, k1s, custodial statements, etc) 07:26 – Charlie & PWS: data consolidation, reconciliation and analytics 08:22 – Data challenges, complexities of onboarding tech, automating data handling, master investment book of record 12:06 – Data accuracy and efficiency, errors in custodial feeds 16:38 – Resource limitations in family offices, power users and outsourced back office 24:00 – Client feedback on ai tools: not just for data extraction but also portfolio rebalancing; document management 30:04 – Arqa and PWS in the ecosystem Arqa: focus on investment and operational workflowsPWS: data management platform integrating with other systems 39:11 – Global client demand 47:58 – Pricing models and ranges 52:59 – Data security and privacy 58:19 – Closing remarks

    59 min

  2. JUL 26

    Protecting the Family and the Office: BlackCloak, Abacus and Copia Wealth Studios

    FOTechHub in collaboration with the Larry Kraus Family Office Tech-NEW-logy Institute: Tania Neild of InfoGrate interviews: BlackCloak- a holistic cybersecurity platform, safeguarding executives’ personal and financial data, and protecting corporate assets without invading personal lives. Abacus - a global IT and Cybersecurity provider, offering specialized services for the financial sector through its abacusFlex platform, ensuring secure and compliant scalability. Copia - a real-time portfolio management platform for diverse asset classes, enhancing “Assets Under Intelligence™” with a team experienced in creating top applications, building fast-growing companies, and developing complex enterprise software. The discussion will introduce these companies and their services, and focus on the impact and future implications of the 7/19 CrowdStrike incident on cybersecurity practices for family offices. Show Summary 00:05 - Introductions  06:34 - Chris Pierson and BlackCloak overview  09:13 - Michael Sikorsky and Copia overview  11:41 - Paul Ponzeka and Abacus overview  14:00 - Explanation of EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) tools and their role in cybersecurity. Comparison with traditional antivirus software 19:11 - What happened with the CrowdStrike incident? Strategies for protecting client endpoints; diversifying security tools to mitigate single points of failure  26:20 - Implications of the CrowdStrike incident for family offices; Importance of multi-layered defense approach, including EDR, MFA, and email security; prioritizing prevention, backup, business continuity and rapid recovery plans 33:00 - Sentinel One vs CrowdStrike 39:51 - Recommendations for how family offices should handle communication during incidents 47:46 - Balancing the urgency of releasing security patches with the risk of issues like the CrowdStrike incident  50:14 - Some of the most common attacks targeting wealthy individuals and family offices (scams, fraud, malware infections, account compromises, etc)

    60 min

  3. JUN 30

    Family Office Threats: Ransomware

    This is a special episode in the tax track for the Larry Kraus Institute’s family office community. It is a recording of a virtual program presented on June 26th titled: Ransomware: What Family Offices Need To Know, If And When Data Is Compromised.  The moderator was Tony Gebely, CEO of Annapurna Cybersecurity Advisors. The panelists were David Sun who leads the cybersecurity incident response and computer forensic services for CohnReznick and Annmarie Giblin, Partner in the Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Group at Norton Rose Fulbright.  The video from this program can now be viewed on www.myfotech.net  The FOTechHub podcast is a collaboration with Phil Strassler's Larry Kraus Family Office Tax & Tech-NEW-Logy institute. If you like this discussion please follow us or join our network through fotechhub.com to be invited to future virtual and in-person events. 00:05 - Introductions  06:05 - Evolution of ransomware attacks, from encrypting systems to data exfiltration  13:11  - Legal implications and requirements, notifying authorities and regulatory scrutiny 27:39 - 27:39 - Cybersecurity measures and proactive approach: EDR (endpoint detection response), MFA (multi-factor authentication), testing, analysis, monitoring and training 52:28 - Cyber insurance and ransomware coverage, different types of insurance, limitations

    57 min

  4. JUN 13

    Family Office Tech Stack: Streamlining Life & Household Management

    FOTechHub in collaboration with the Larry Kraus Family Office Tech-NEW-logy Institute: Natasha Pearl interviews Way2B1 - a platform that streamlines life management for families, and Nines - a household management platform.

    1h 5m
  5. Family Office Tech Stack: Future Proofing your Family Office

    MAY 28

    Family Office Tech Stack: Future Proofing your Family Office

    FOTechHub in collaboration with the Larry Kraus Family Office Tech-NEW-logy Institute: Jon Carroll discusses various aspects with live audience polling, including investments in technology, innovation, automation, integration, AI, business continuity planning, and tools for supporting operations and data security. Jon also interviews Eton Solutions, an integrated accounting platform leveraging generative AI for its Eton GPT tool, and Summitas, a secure, flexible collaboration tool for wealth management.

    1h 5m

  6. FEB 28

    Family Office Tech Stack: Data Aggregation/Reporting and New Generation General Ledger

    FOTechHub in collaboration with the Larry Kraus Family Office Tech-NEW-logy Institute: Michael Perez Interviews Collation.AI and SumIt Michael Perez from F2 Strategy interviews Collation.AI - a data aggregation and reporting platform and SumIt - a new generation general ledger. Both startups leveraged our My Family Office Tech & Ops Conference in November 2023 as a launchpad to introduce themselves. 01:00 - Introductions 05:55 - Founder's journey: Alex 08:40 - Founder's journey: Tanmai 10:50 - Markets covered 12:35 - Relevant metrics: speed to market and time saved 16:30 - Client base and characteristics  23:20 - Value prop & use cases 23:50 - Alex: simple & sophisticated accounting: access, visualisation, consolidation & integrations 26:25 - Tanmai: aspirin for your data headaches & consistency problems 29:40 - Room for improvement? 32:45 - Extracting information from PDFs 38:15 - Competition 41:45 - Workflow capabilities  45:10 - Migrating data from Quickbooks  47:20 - What’s next on the roadmap  50:00 - Pricing  51:30 - Implementation timescales

    57 min

  7. JAN 22

    Family Office Tech Stack: Technology for Trust & Estates and Dealing with K-1s

    FOTechHub & the Larry Kraus Family Office Tech-NEW-Logy Institute present: Efrat Avigdor, a Family Office Advisor, interviews Luminary and K1x. This program focuses on managing and visualizing trust & estate strategies, and AI automation software for K-1s, K-3s and 990s.

    59 min

  8. 12/29/2023

    FOTech Bulletin #7 - My Family Office Technology News Roundup

    Published  on 29 December 2023  As we wave goodbye to 2023, let’s take a look at some of the most interesting recent developments in family office tech - new products, integrations, partnerships, funding news and a flurry of activity in the alts space! Our news bulletin might've taken a little longer to reach you, all thanks to our smashing virtual conference that received rave reviews! (Check out the highlights here) But worry not, we’re not idly scrolling through news feeds—we're knee-deep in plans for 2024! In this post:  #Accelex  #Addepar  #Alkymi  #Altoo AG  #Amplify Advisory Solutions  #Arch  #Canoe  #Deviate Consulting  #Eton Solutions  #FactSet  #Forest Systems  #Foundation Source  #iCapital  #IQ-EQ  #K1x  #Ledgex  #Maestro FS  #Mirador  #PBI  #Performativ  #SS&C Advent  #SS&C Black Diamond  #TIFIN  #Trove If we missed anything or you have suggestions, email info@myfotech.net

    9 min

  9. 12/22/2023

    FOTechHub & The Larry Kraus Family Office Tech-NEW-logy Institute: Andy Fox Interviews Trusted Family & RSM

    Welcome to the inaugural episode of FOTechHub Podcast, where we delve into the world of technology solutions for modern family offices. This interview is brought to you by FOTechHub and Phil Strassler from the esteemed Larry Kraus Tech-New-Logy Institute. For over two years, the Tech-New-Logy Institute has been paving the way, and now, FOTechHub is expanding its horizons to reach a wider audience. Our aim, guided by top technology consultants, is to introduce cutting-edge tech solutions tailored for today's family offices. In our latest episode, Andy Fox engages in insightful interviews with Trusted Family - communications and governance solution for families, boards and shareholders, and RSM - cloud-based tech platform centralizing data for family offices.

    1h 7m
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