The trust industry has been largely absent from the AI governance conversation, treated as an afterthought in frameworks designed for RIAs and broker-dealers. That absence is dangerous.
The wealth management industry is headed for a collision between unprecedented demand and a shrinking supply of advisors. This is not a looming crisis. It is the present reality, and artificial intelligence has emerged as the decisive technology that will separate industry winners from those that hemorrhage market share.
AI has introduced a new cybersecurity risk: AI systems can now analyze the sound of a keyboard and determine what a person is typing. Machine-learning models can infer the keystrokes with reported accuracy rates as high as 95 percent. Discover how best to combat this threat in this Peaks Perspective article.
In this Peaks Perspective article, Nathaniel Hettrick of The Oasis Group discusses how Agentic AI workforces are reshaping wealth management operations, sharing why The Oasis Group is adding a new category to our AI WealthTech Map and what it means for your firm.
The percentage-of-assets fee is so embedded in advisory economics that most firms treat it as a fixed constant rather than a business decision. But the AUM model is neither as old nor as inevitable as it feels. Understand where it came from and why it may fail you in this Peaks Perspective article.
After three decades in financial services, I've learned to pay close attention to what regulators say. Right now, a lot of RIA principals have looked at the current SEC and decided they have breathing room on AI. I understand the reasoning. I disagree with the conclusion. Find out why the next 3-4 years represent an...
Every prospect is different—interests, timelines, and engagement levels all vary. Treating them the same because your CRM can’t segment effectively means missed opportunities. Consistent growth comes from communicating relevantly and responding to each prospect based on where they truly are in their journey.
The Oasis AI Readiness Index™ is the industry’s first maturity benchmark built exclusively for fiduciary wealth management firms, trust firms, and family offices, utilizing a two-axis maturity model that measures both governance control and technology sophistication across 70 diagnostic questions.
Traditional research workflow involves multiple database queries, manual data aggregation, and spreadsheet compilation before answering complex investment questions. Google Finance's Deep Search changes this by allowing portfolio managers to ask multi-factor questions in plain English and receive structured answers synthesizing information from multiple sources.
Your conversion process has stages whether your CRM acknowledges them or not. Prospects move from initial interest through discovery, evaluation, decision-making, and commitment. Managing this process without structured stages is like running a portfolio without knowing your asset allocation; you're missing the fundamental organizing principle that makes everything else make sense.
