Impact investing – allocating capital to generate measurable social or environmental benefits alongside financial returns – has become a strategic choice for UHNWIs. Far from a passing trend, it aligns with their goals of creating lasting legacies while addressing pressing global challenges. This article explores five key reasons why.
For UHNWIs, selecting the right financial technology company — or fintech for short — is a high-stakes decision. Different types of fintechs serve different purposes, but one supporting wealth management demands extra scrutiny: It handles a wide variety of a wealth owner’s most sensitive data. The country where such a fintech company operates is a key factor in how this data is protected — and should be a key factor in the decision to work with this company.
In an era where digital breaches make headlines and banking giants can falter overnight, UHNWIs face ongoing challenges in safeguarding their wealth. This article explores how fintech firms are emerging as the new sentinels of financial security, offering enhanced protection through purpose-built technology, unprecedented transparency, and rigorous compliance.
Technology is reshaping every industry, and finance is no exception. Fintechs — financial technology companies — are at the forefront of this transformation. While mass-market fintechs like Revolut, Klarna, and Robinhood dominate headlines with their focus on streamlining finances for consumers and retail investors, UHNWIs have a fundamentally different requirement: leveraging technology to liberate themselves and their advisors to focus on the strategic decisions, relationships, and communications that humans handle better than machines.
In February 2025, when US President Trump signed an executive order to formulate a plan for creating a federal-level sovereign wealth fund (SWF), it highlighted a growing recognition of the importance of such financial structures when it comes to preserving and growing national wealth management. With trillions under management, SWFs often demonstrate remarkable resilience during economic downturns and market volatility.
In a world where data rivals oil in value, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are prioritizing data sovereignty to ensure that only they — and the wealthy governments they serve — control their critical financial information. UHNWIs and their advisors should take note: they can adopt SWF-inspired strategies to protect sensitive wealth data from geopolitical and cyber risks.
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have long shaped financial markets through meticulous governance, multi-decade foresight, and strategic asset allocation. Now, a growing number of affluent families see parallels between SWFs’ institutional rigor and the framework required to achieve meaningful, long-term philanthropy. By weaving in principles like transparency, diversification, and disciplined governance — plus leveraging platforms such as Altoo’s for centralised oversight — families can better direct their capital toward sustained global impact.

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