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.
Following our exploration of sovereign wealth fund (SWF) governance frameworks in our previous article, this second piece on the SWF-UHNWI connection examines how the investment strategies of these massive state-owned vehicles offer valuable principles that UHNWIs can adapt to their own wealth management approaches.
Securing diversified wealth is a never-ending process. In this process, market and economic forces are among the most widely discussed and analysed factors when it comes to future-proofing portfolios.
Whether you’re looking for a net-new wealth management platform, or looking to make a change, customer satisfaction should always be a top priority. It’s important to make sure your wealth management platform provider can deliver both the technology and the service that you need.
Projections of the value of the personal assets set to change hands during the so-called Great Wealth Transfer have risen from US $129 trillion from $72 trillion. More significantly, or perhaps alarmingly, are expectations that up to 88% of heirs to this wealth will fire or replace their parents’ financial advisors. How can you position yourself to keep serving the next generation of their clients? Read on for our top three recommendations.

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