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Whose data is it anyway?

Architectural control, data ownership and the infrastructure choices shaping the next decade of advice

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Advice firms don’t lack technology. What many lack is control over how that technology works together. As firms look to scale, automate and adapt, the real constraint is often not the tools they adopt but the architecture beneath them.

This report explores why architecture is becoming a strategic issue for advice firms – and why firms with clear data ownership and interoperable infrastructure will be better placed to scale, automate and adopt advances like AI, on their own terms.

In this report, you’ll learn:

  • Why fragmented stacks create operational drag
  • Why data ownership is becoming a strategic advantage
  • What deliberate, interoperable architecture looks like in practice
  • How forward-thinking firms are redesigning their stacks around control
  • How taking back control of your technology and data unlocks automation, scalability and meaningful AI adoption
Many firms don’t really own the tools or the data they’re using. They’re simply conductors in a world of third-party providers.
Elliot Finch, Investment Quorum
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What's inside?
The architecture that wins

Why firms with control over their data, integrations and infrastructure will be best positioned to scale and adapt

What control unlocks

How deliberate architecture improves client experience, reduces operational friction and enables growth

Technology due diligence

The practical questions firms should ask when evaluating platforms, integrations and data ownership

Designing for what’s next

How firms can build technology foundations that support automation, scale and the introduction of AI

People don’t compare their wealth provider to another wealth provider, they compare it to the best digital experiences they use every day.
Luba Chudnovets, Clove
Featuring insights and case studies from
Alpha
Plannr
Clove
Investment Quorum
Aveni
Woven Advice
Joe Harris, Alpha FMC
Joe Harris Alpha FMC
Danielle Griffiths, One Financial Solutions
Danielle Griffiths One Financial Solutions

Join our webinar: whose data is it anyway?

AI might dominate the headlines, but the real question facing advice firms is deeper than that: who actually controls the data, systems and infrastructure that modern advice now depends on?

Join us for a conversation around Whose Data Is It Anyway? - our latest paper exploring the architectural choices shaping the next decade of advice. We’ll unpack why fragmented technology stacks, disconnected data and vendor-defined workflows are creating growing operational drag across the industry - and why firms with deliberate, well-connected architecture are pulling ahead.

10:30am – 11:15am Thursday 4 June

Speakers

Joe Harris
Joe Harris Director, Alpha FMC
Nicky Sevel
Nicky Sevel CEO & co-founder, Woven
Jim Cavey
Jim Cavey Growth director, Seccl

Together, we'll explore:

  • Why AI is an accelerant, not a silver bullet
  • How poor integration quietly limits growth, efficiency and agility
  • What ‘architectural control’ really looks like in practice
  • Why data ownership is becoming a competitive advantage
  • How forward-thinking firms are redesigning their stacks around flexibility, automation and scale