The Miami Family Wealth Report Awards 2026 incorporating Latin America and the Caribbean by ClearView Financial Media Team

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RECOGNIZING LEADERS AC ROSS THE GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY THROUGH THE Family Wealth Report AWARDS PROGRAM

The Third Miami Family Wealth Report Awards incorporating Latin America and the Caribbean 2026

Foreword

STEPHEN HARRIS CEO, FamilyWealth Report

The Miami Family Wealth Report Awards incorporating Latin America and the Caribbean, now in their third year, recognize excellence in these varied and rapidly changing areas. They explain how Miami is a significant wealth management powerhouse.

The purpose of all these awards is to give the private client sector’s movers and shakers the opportunity to demonstrate their competitive edge and achievements through a competitive process. This makes an important impression on clients, colleagues and the wider sector. It aids the process of benchmarking performance and giving a sense of progress that has been made.

The judging process sits at the centre of these awards. Judges, drawn from across banking, the family office sector, consultancies, law firms and other relevant bodies, access written submissions from entrants to select the winners in each of the categories. To carry out this role, judges bring their expertise to the role and are chosen for their professionalism and independence. We thank each of the judges for the work they do in arriving at such a deserving group of winners.

From our own experience, we know how these awards contribute to brand awareness, marketing, staff morale and client engagement. The organizers and team at Family Wealth Report also relish the opportunity to meet those taking part in what is an enjoyable setting.

OVERVIEW OF THE MIAMI, LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN SECTOR

When it comes to wealth management markets, they don’t come more varied than the region encompassing Miami, Latin America and the Caribbean.

As the awards demonstrate, the categories that Family Wealth Report has awarded show what a range of services offerings there are across investment and asset management, legal, trust, tax, banking, wealth planning, family office services, as well as wealth technology and individual categories.

As its growth continues to show, Miami, for example, is not just a centre for domestic wealth in Florida and other parts of the US southeast. It is a significant hub for wealthy individuals, families and advisors from Latin America.

Miami’s closeness to the jurisdictions of the Caribbean makes the city an obvious place to be for businesses and individuals,

including those able to easily serve clients in multiple languages and from varied backgrounds and cultures. Miami’s business community is also attuned to internationally minded clientele who have made their home in the region for all or part of the year.

Figures illustrate the scale of the opportunity and how large the market is already. The Latin America wealth management market, measured in assets under management, is expected to reach $1.36 trillion by 2030 from $1.21 trillion in 2025 (source: Mordor Intelligence).

Along with other successful centres, Miami hosts international and local firms servicing the sophisticated and complex needs of their client base. It also forges important international links, such as with the Middle East financial hub

The Judging Panel

The Miami Family Wealth Report Awards incorporating Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 judging process was guided and assisted by a panel of independent experts, each of whom has been actively involved in the wealth management industry for many years and have an in-depth knowledge of the Latin American, Caribbean and Miami wealth management markets.

SINAN BIREN Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Collation.AI

WENDY DELMAR Chief Executive Officer Caribbean Association of Banks

DARRELL KING Managing Director, Americas Crestbridge Fiduciary

JOSEPH W. REILLY JR CEO and Founder Circulus Group

LOWRY BRESCIA Associate Director Stonehage Fleming Family Office US Division

GABRIEL ESTEVEZ Head of the Private Wealth Group Taylor Wessing

SIMONE E. MARTIN Founder & CEO Ignus Solutions Limited

PHILIP N. CAREY Principal and CEO Lion Capital Advisors LLC

JOSEPH KELLOGG Head of Wealth Planning WE Family Offices

GIO MASO Advisor Various

MYRIAM SOTO Head of International Wealth Planning and Fiduciary Services BNY Wealth

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Aleta is a New York-based family office platform built for forward-thinking single and multi-family offices. We bring public, private, and alternative assets into one intuitive interface, giving families and teams a clear, consolidated view of their wealth.

We’re designed to handle complex, multi-entity structures, enabling teams to operate efficiently from a trusted data foundation. Today, we monitor over $100 billion in assets and process more than one million transactions annually, helping clients reduce manual work and report with confidence.

Aleta is SOC 2 certified and built with enterprise-grade security, because trust and data integrity are fundamental to family offices.

What makes Aleta different from other platforms?

Aleta is built as a holistic wealth platform. We unify all assets into a single, coherent view that allows offices to operate with full transparency and control.

What truly sets Aleta apart is its open, AI-native architecture. While most platforms remain closed, Aleta is designed as an extensible data and intelligence layer. We offer a suite of Aleta Intelligence tools, including AI-powered document ingestion, which seamlessly extracts and structures data. Through our API and MCP layer, clients can connect their own AI agents, analytics tools, or BI platforms for intelligent orchestration and automation.

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What are some client favorites when it comes to features?

For many, it starts with the overview: a highly accurate, fully consolidated view of wealth presented in a clean, modern interface. Always accessible, up to date, and available across web and our awardwinning mobile app, ensuring a seamless experience for professionals and families.

Beyond Aleta’s built-in dashboards, power users highly value the ability to work with their data through integrations, advanced analytics, and live connections to BI tools via Aleta’s Data Cube. This allows teams to easily build highly customized reports, workflows, and analyses.

This combination of simplicity for everyday users and full freedom for power users consistently sets Aleta apart.

Where do you find inspiration when developing new capabilities?

A significant part of our inspiration comes from our clients. We work closely with them and often co-develop solutions around complex edge cases that legacy platforms can’t handle. Many of Aleta’s most advanced capabilities have emerged from solving real-world problems at the frontier of how family offices operate.

At the same time, we actively look beyond the wealth space to industries setting the standard for data platforms, AI, and user experience.

What challenges do you see shaping the future of family offices and wealth tech?

A defining challenge will be adopting AI in a way that is useful and safe. Most offices believe AI can accelerate reporting, surface deeper insights, and automate routine work, but many aren’t ready. Their data is fragmented and inconsistently structured, making reliable AI difficult to deploy.

Also, expectations of software vendors will continue to rise. Family offices will demand partners who support onboarding, integration, data governance, and long-term scalability in a high-trust, high-service environment.

If you want a quick demo of Aleta, ping me at ken@aleta.io. You can also explore the platform on aleta.io or follow Aleta on LinkedIn

RegTechONE, What can ONE do for you?

What has been the most impactful innovation your firm introduced recently, and how has it shaped client outcomes or internal efficiency?

Our most impactful recent innovation is the introduction of embedded, permissioned agents that compliance teams can deploy and control with no code. These agents function as workflow controls – executing defined compliance tasks within institution-approved boundaries – while remaining fully transparent and auditable.

This matters because it reflects how our platform has always been designed: Compliance teams retain full operational control. Rather than replacing judgment, agents operationalize it –reducing manual effort, increasing consistency, and allowing teams to scale their work without surrendering oversight. For wealth management firms, this translates directly into faster case handling, reduced friction, and greater confidence in regulatory defensibility.

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

Our culture is grounded in deep operational empathy for compliance teams. We have done the work ourselves, and we understand the pressures, constraints, and accountability that define success in AML and KYC environments – particularly in wealth management.

That experience shapes how we innovate: collaboratively, pragmatically, and with respect for the realities of compliance operations. Internally, we emphasize teamwork, clear communication, and shared ownership of outcomes. Externally, we measure excellence by how effectively our solutions help compliance teams perform at their peak – accurately, efficiently, and with confidence.

Can you share a story that best illustrates your team’s commitment to client service or problem-solving?

The RegTechONE platform itself is our strongest example of client-driven problem-solving. Wealth management firms consistently told us they needed true configurability – without the cost, delays, and rigidity of “custom” builds or hard-coded solutions.

In response, we built an orchestration and workflow platform that allows front-line compliance users to configure and evolve their own processes. The result is a fully tailored implementation – aligned to each firm’s policies, risk appetite, and operating model – without bespoke development cycles. The solution adapts as client needs change, because control lives where it belongs: with the compliance team.

What role has collaboration – either internally or with external partners – played in your success?

Collaboration is foundational to our success. At a product level, we are a workflow orchestration platform – designed to connect people, data, tools, and decisions into a cohesive system.

To deliver a no-code, agent-enabled environment, we actively collaborate with clients and integrate with their existing data sources, vendors, and internal tools. This ecosystem-first approach reflects our systems thinking: Effective compliance depends on coordination across functions, technologies, and stakeholders – not isolated point solutions.

How do you identify and develop future leaders within your organization?

We focus on recognizing talent early and investing in long-term growth. A clear example is our current president, who joined the company more than a decade ago as a junior programmer. Through mentorship, responsibility, and trust, we supported his progression into a leadership role.

This reflects our broader approach: We hire people with strong fundamentals and curiosity, give them meaningful problems to solve, and reward sustained excellence. Leadership development is not a program – it is embedded in how we work.

Jonathan Almedia Global Head of Business Development & Sales - Co Founder

AML Partners

BRITech: Empowering Latin America & the Caribbean’s Wealth Management Evolution

Across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the wealth management industry is undergoing rapid transformation. Growing investor sophistication, regulatory modernization, and structural shifts in family offices, asset managers, and financial institutions are redefining expectations for transparency, digitalization, and operational excellence. Standing at the center of this evolution is BRITech, a global B2B SaaS provider headquartered in São Paulo and deeply rooted in the financial dynamics of the region.

BRITech has spent more than a decade supporting Latin American and Caribbean firms with scalable, cloud-native technology tailored to local market realities. From Brazil to the Caribbean financial hubs, and from Andean wealth managers to regional multi-family offices, the company’s mission is simple yet ambitious: to deliver modern, integrated investment management solutions that empower organizations to grow efficiently, serve clients better, and operate with the highest standards of governance and security.

Innovation Designed for Emerging & Developed Markets Alike

One of BRITech’s defining strengths is its “Born-Digital” cloud architecture, which enables the platform to adapt quickly to the complex, diverse regulatory frameworks across LAC. Whether supporting consolidated multi-jurisdictional portfolios, tax-efficient structures, offshore vehicles, or intricate fund administration workflows, BRITech provides the technical backbone firms need to scale without operational bottlenecks.

Latin America and the Caribbean present unique challenges: fragmented custodial environments, evolving compliance requirements, multiple currencies, and a broad spectrum of investor profiles. BRITech’s modular platform, covering portfolio management, risk analysis, reporting, client portals, compliance, workflow automation, and trade order management, gives institutions the flexibility to meet local needs while maintaining global-class performance.

This product innovation has had a meaningful impact on client outcomes and internal efficiency. By unifying workflows and enabling reliable data consolidation, BRITech allows firms to reduce

• Front Office Solution - Latin America

Yuryi M. Ferber - Founder & CEO BRITech

administrative overhead, minimize manual work, and focus more on advisory and strategy.

A Culture Built on Proximity and Partnership

BRITech’s culture aligns naturally with the relational DNA of Latin American and Caribbean markets. The company’s teams operate with a “true partnership” philosophy, supporting clients with hands-on delivery, regional expertise, and a commitment to long-term collaboration.

This approach was shaped by years of learning directly from Latin American and Caribbean financial institutions, understanding their operational pain points, regulatory pressures, and client-service demands. BRITech’s service model emphasizes responsiveness, configurability, and clear communication, traits that resonate strongly with the region’s relationship-driven business environment.

Collaboration that Strengthens the Regional Ecosystem

The past years have seen BRITech intensify collaboration with partners across the LAC investment landscape: custodians, fund administrators, banking groups, fintech innovators, and industry associations. Whether discussing tokenization, ETFs, cross-border fund distribution, risk automation, or digital onboarding, BRITech contributes actively to shaping the industry's next chapter.

These partnerships help accelerate modernization and enable BRITech clients to stay ahead of global best practices while maintaining alignment with regional realities.

The Significance of This Award

Winning the Family Wealth Report Award 2026 holds special meaning for BRITech. It affirms the company’s impact not only as a global platform, but as a strategic regional partner helping elevate the wealth management ecosystem across Latin America and the Caribbean. It recognizes BRITech’s belief that technology, when combined with deep local understanding, can transform the future of investment management for the entire region.

Rising Star in Wealth Management: Rogelio Duran’s Commitment to Excellence at CIBC Private Wealth

Rogelio A. Duran CFP® Managing Director CIBC Private Wealth, US

CIBC Private Wealth, US, delivers integrated wealth management for high-net-worth individuals and families nationwide. With over 660 professionals across 22 cities, we manage more than $110 billion in assets.1 Our services span investment management, wealth planning, trustee services, and tailored banking.

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance? Can you share a story that illustrates your team's commitment to client service or problem-solving?

Transparency and authenticity are at the core of our culture. By clearly communicating goals and priorities, and supporting each team member, we foster an environment where excellence is the natural outcome. I prioritize open dialogue and make it a point to routinely check in with my team.

For example, when a new team member felt overwhelmed by complex tasks, I provided direct support, helping break down responsibilities and reassuring them of my backing. This approach ensures that we consistently deliver the high-touch, client-focused service that defines us.

What role has collaboration – either internally or with external partner – played in your success?

Collaboration is essential to our approach. Externally, we regularly coordinate with clients’ accountants, attorneys, insurance brokers, and realtors to provide holistic solutions. Internally, seamless teamwork across marketing, operations, and, most critically, our investment team, is vital. My close partnership with investment colleagues in Boston enhances my understanding of our platform, enabling me to deliver effective strategies. This collaborative culture ensures we provide tailored solutions and uphold the highest standards of client care.

What does winning this award mean to your firm, and how will you use this recognition going forward?

Receiving the Family Wealth Report’s 'Rising Star' award is both humbling and affirming. It validates our efforts and highlights the impact of our work. Our success at CIBC Private Wealth reflects our commitment to transparency, strong leadership, and collaboration. This award underscores our dedication to client service and innovation and inspires us to continue pursuing excellence.

For CIBC Private Wealth, this recognition reinforces our commitment to nurturing talent and supporting professional growth. The firm’s investment in my education and credentials, as well as its support through personal milestones, has been instrumental. This award is a testament to our collective focus on delivering exceptional client service and motivates us to elevate our standards even further. I hope to use this recognition to inspire colleagues and reinforce the importance of collaboration in our ongoing success.

Where do you draw inspiration for innovation – within the wealth industry or beyond it?

My drive for innovation stems from a commitment to client service. I am continually seeking ways to improve – whether refining annual reviews or enhancing portfolio reporting – not for change’s sake, but to ensure clients receive the best possible outcomes. This mindset keeps us at the forefront of the industry and strengthens clients’ confidence in our partnership.

1 as of September 30, 2025.

Relationships and Technology: How CN Bank Helps Family Offices Level Up

What has been the most impactful innovation your firm introduced recently, and how has it shaped client outcomes or internal efficiency?

AgilLink, an affiliate of CN Bank, is a secret weapon for family offices. A best-in-class multi-client bill payment and specialized client accounting platform, AgilLink pairs innovative software solutions with personalized support. Each client benefits from a dedicated team of experts who understand the urgency and complexity of serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Internally, our biggest innovation has been the way we collaborate across the bank with our AgilLink partners to serve clients. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, we’ve learned to follow each other’s lead and show up for clients when they’re ready. Maybe a client starts off with straightforward needs on the AgilLink side. But because we also offer a full suite of banking and financing products, we can also introduce them to the full suite of equipment leasing, mortgage, trust and estate, and other services that CN Bank offers, all depending on their unique needs.

Can you share a story that best illustrates your team’s commitment to client service or problem-solving?

At CN Bank, our mantra is “client at the center.” Every step of the way, we aim to design processes and make decisions that are in the best interest of both the client and the bank.

One of my favorite examples is from years ago when a client asked to borrow $10,000 in pennies for a photoshoot. That’s a million coins that had to be delivered to the client and returned to the bank! I think a lot of institutions would have balked at that kind of request, but we’re a true relationship bank. We talked it out and figured out a way to fulfill the request that made sense for both sides.

More recently, we’re getting creative in our sports lending practice. Athletes sometimes find themselves in periods between contracts when they’re not very liquid but still want to finance a plane, yacht, property, etc. We’ve successfully crafted lending solutions that extend athletes the necessary credit until their next contract goes through.

How do you identify and develop future leaders within your organization?

In my experience, future leaders identify themselves. You see it in their actions and how they approach their work on both good days and bad days. The trouble is that a lot of people have “it” and don’t realize. From a coaching perspective, it’s about supporting them and letting them continue to do what they do best without constraints. That’s how the cream rises to the top.

What does winning this award mean to your firm, and how will you use this recognition going forward?

Winning this award validates that what we’re doing works. The Southeast, particularly Southeast Florida, is a competitive region with a unique clientele. Going forward, this award emboldens our efforts and boosts our name recognition in the market.

City National Bank does business in Miami and the state of Florida as CN Bank. AgilLink is an RBC company and is an affiliate of City National Bank. City National Bank Member FDIC. City National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. ©2026 City National Bank. All Rights Reserved. CNB.com

Greg Hoyt Head of Family Office Banking CN Bank

We are delighted to have been named “Best overall Private Bank – Latin America” “Wealth Planning – Latin America” and “Next-Gen Initiative – Latin America” in the Family Wealth Report Awards 2026.

Empowering Entrepreneurial Wealth: EFG’s Vision for Excellence and Innovation

Sanjin Mohorovic Chief Executive Officer, Americas

EFG Capital

• Best Overall Private Bank - Latin America

• Wealth Planning

- Latin America

• Next-Gen Initiative

- Latin America

What recent innovation has had the greatest impact on client outcomes or internal efficiency?

One of the most impactful innovations EFG has introduced is the Augmented CRO model - a strategic evolution of our client-servicing approach that blends enhanced expertise with upgraded tools and deeper specialist collaboration. This innovation strengthens the core of EFG’s value proposition: proximity, service, and holistic solutions, while equipping our teams to meet the changing expectations of today’s wealth-holding families.

For clients, this means faster access to expertise, more tailored solutions, and a seamless experience across segments - from affluent to UHNW families. The model has strengthened client acquisition, engagement, and share of wallet through more targeted, data-driven servicing.

Internally, the Augmented CRO model improves efficiency through clearer processes, smarter use of data, stronger pipeline and performance management, and a cohesive advisory ecosystem. It also supports talent development and succession through our next-generation CRO program. Overall, it significantly enhances both client outcomes and organizational execution.

How do you cultivate a culture of excellence and high performance?

Our culture is rooted in purpose, empowerment, and accountability. We ensure every colleague understands EFG’s values and the high standards we set as a global private bank. We invest in continuous learning, leadership development, and open feedback to strengthen our teams and reinforce ownership.

Recognizing outstanding contributions across client-facing and support functions reinforces the behaviors we value. We foster collaboration by encouraging constructive challenge and a client-centric mindset in every decision.

Ultimately, performance is driven by people who feel engaged, trusted, and connected to EFG’s mission. By empowering our teams with the right tools, we embed high performance and a service-driven culture in our daily activities.

Can you share a story that illustrates your team’s commitment to client service or problem solving?

A recent example highlights our cross-border expertise and commitment to client service. A long-standing client required urgent support for a complex international transaction involving significant regulatory requirements across several jurisdictions. Our teams acted quickly, bringing together specialists from compliance, legal, advisory, and operations.

Through their agility and dedication, we completed the transaction ahead of schedule, maintained transparency, and resolved a challenge that could have disrupted the client. The trust reinforced through this experience reflects the personalized service and reliability that define EFG.

What key wealth management challenges do you foresee over the next five years, and how are you addressing them?

The coming years will be shaped by evolving client expectations, regulatory complexity, digital innovation, and a growing focus on sustainability. Clients increasingly seek integrated solutions, real-time advice, and seamless cross-border capabilities. At the same time, geopolitical shifts and market volatility require a more agile and responsive advisory approach.

To address these dynamics, we are investing in technology and enhancing our advisory and investment platforms. We are expanding our ESG-aligned solutions to reflect the priorities of next-generation clients, who place greater emphasis on responsible investing. We are also deepening our talent pool and reinforcing governance and risk frameworks to navigate an increasingly complex landscape with confidence.

By staying client-centric, entrepreneurial, and forward-looking, we are positioning EFG’s Americas Region to deliver long-term value and stability across generations. Our focus remains on building trusted relationships and providing innovative solutions that help clients achieve their financial goals.

Gorilla Investments Co, led by Amy Lawrence, Secures Top Leadership and DEI Awards

Gorilla Investments Co secured two of the most notable awards at the Family Wealth Report Awards 2026. What do you think set you apart?

Gorilla Investments Co is a boutique, client-focused firm, female-owned and run since day one. That perspective helps us deliver a more personal experience than the typical Brickell Avenue wealth manager.

We care deeply about the families we work with – not just their portfolios. By understanding our clients’ lives, goals and challenges, we create tailored, innovative strategies that focus on people first, not just the markets.

What does winning this award mean to you and your team?

We take immense pride in being one of the handful of female-led financial firms in South Florida. We deliver top-rate wealth management for our high-net-worth clients, while still being able to offer exceptional career opportunities to our team who manage well-rounded lives. There would be more women in finance if big firms followed our model – so we hope winning these awards shows the industry how the two goals can be simultaneously achieved. We stand on the shoulders of other women in finance who came before us, had tough challenges and faced them, so that we could continue paving the path ahead for the next generation.

What clients can Gorilla take on that others can’t?

Our clients range from athletes and business owners to multigenerational family members and newly divorced clients. We specialize in navigating family complexity. We work with professionals in other disciplines, such as accountants, attorneys and real estate

Amy Lawrence - Wealth Advisor Gorilla Investments

Winner

• Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Program - Miami

• Outstanding Female Executive - Miami

agents to deliver a far wider range of services and support than a typical bank or broker.

This is a different approach than most firms – tell me about your background and how you came to lead Gorilla:

I have a master’s degree of the London School of Economics, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami. I’m British –but have long and deep relationships within the Miami finance community, including prior roles as the President of the Miami Finance Forum and the Southeast Director of the Hedge Fund Association. Before starting Gorilla, I managed over $475 million in advisory, retirement plan, banking and credit business while with Bank of America Private Bank. Gorilla is committed to hiring diverse talent, especially women, minorities, and former military. We are entering a new chapter in our journey with two recently announced additions to the team which highlight both our growth and diversity goals.

What key message would you like to leave with us?

We’re committed to helping clients in our community, and to partnering with other professionals to deliver white-glove service to wealth management clients. Gorilla offers a comprehensive range of services to meet the needs of our clients, including investment management, financial planning, tax planning, estate planning, and risk management. We offer strategies to help clients manage and preserve their assets; but also provide expertise on leaving behind a legacy, enabling clients to unleash the power of their wealth for generations to come. Not only are we open for business – but we welcome new clients who are tired of the same-old service from their providers; and to starting and expanding our relationships with professional partners who want the same thing.

We are a global provider of corporate, funds, and trust services operating from key offshore and onshore locations.

Wherever you are, we speak your language and work in your time zone.

Driving Long-Term Performance Through People, Partnership and Purpose

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

Our team spans ten jurisdictions and represents 43 nationalities, giving us both local insight and a global perspective. We hire smart, curious people and give them the trust and space to do their best work. That means accessible leadership, ongoing training, and a culture where diverse views are valued, because complex client challenges are rarely solved by one voice alone.

This same philosophy shapes our long-term strategic decisions, including our decision to become part of Ascentium. Announced in 2025, the partnership brings together like-minded professional services businesses with a shared commitment to quality, collaboration, and sustainable growth. It allows us to build on our heritage while benefiting from a broader platform that supports continued investment in talent and enhanced cross-border capabilities for clients.

We celebrate success, learn from setbacks, and encourage initiative at every level. As a result, many colleagues have built long-term careers with us, something we were proud to highlight during our 50th anniversary last year through a podcast featuring four team members, each with more than 30 years at the firm.

Can you share a story that best illustrates your team’s commitment to client service or problem-solving?

One of the most meaningful examples of our commitment to client service is HF Connect, our secure client portal. It was built on a simple principle: busy clients should not have to chase information or rely on fragmented updates.

HF Connect provides real-time visibility over structures, documents, and key information in one secure place, supported by significant investment in technology, automation, and cross-team

Ross Munro CEO Harneys Fiduciary

• Institutional Trust Firm - Caribbean Winner

collaboration to ensure accuracy and accessibility.

By listening to client feedback and involving operational teams in the design, we reduced friction, improved responsiveness, and freed our teams to focus on high-value client work, rather than administrative follow up. HF Connect continues to evolve as client needs change, reflecting our belief that strong client service requires ongoing investment and innovation.

How do you identify and develop future leaders within your organisation?

We look beyond job titles and focus on how people show up day to day, their judgement, integrity, sense of ownership, and how they support colleagues and clients. Technical ability matters, but so do curiosity and an interest in the wider business.

Development is driven by trust and opportunity: exposure to broader conversations, room to stretch, and support through mentoring and open dialogue. This is reinforced by targeted leadership investment, including selected leaders participating in the INSEAD executive programme as part of a wider Ascentium initiative.

Our aim is to develop confident and authentic leaders, building a strong, values-led leadership pipeline for years to come.

What does winning this award mean to your firm, and how will you use this recognition going forward?

Winning a Family Wealth Report award is something we’re proud of. It reinforces that the work we do every day is making a real difference for our clients, helping bring clarity, integrity, and practical solutions where they matter most.

That said, awards aren’t the end goal. We see this recognition as motivation to keep raising the bar- attracting great people, strengthening partnerships, and continuing to evolve alongside our clients.

U.S. Trust Services

We bring together that rare combination of global expertise with a deep understanding of the needs of our clients. We operate from two of the nation’s top jurisdictions, South Dakota and New Hampshire.

Our asset administration expertise includes:

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A Team-based Approach to Multi-generational Wealth Planning

Chip Martin President, Private Wealth, U.S.

IQ-EQ is a global investor services group with over 6,500 people in 24 jurisdictions, serving asset owners, fund and asset managers, and capital markets clients. In wealth management, it provides tailored trust and asset administration for institutional and private clients, with specialist teams across more than a dozen countries, including U.S. offices in South Dakota and New Hampshire.

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

We’re a people-first business, and our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) encompasses all the visible and tangible ways we live our purpose. We activate our EVP through three key pillars – Being You, Advancing You, Recognizing You – which define our promise to employees and guide our approach to creating a culture that empowers our people to provide high quality, consistent support to our clients.

Through regular town halls and employee engagement surveys, we aim to understand what our people need and how we can better support them. We’re also committed to helping our people grow professionally and personally through comprehensive learning and development programs, preparing them for future challenges and opportunities.

What are the key challenges you foresee in wealth management over the next five years, and how are you positioning your business to meet them?

The wealth management industry is continuously evolving as we prepare for one of the largest generational wealth transfers in history. The younger generations that are set to receive trillions worth of assets in the years ahead have significantly different investment goals and strategies than older generations. We expect to see an increased emphasis on alternative assets within trust structures, as well as continued movement to non-proprietary investment platforms and portfolios.

Our team has extensive experience administering both traditional and non-traditional assets in trust, and we aim to provide families with the flexibility and best in class service across multiple asset classes that they seek, which isn’t always available from a one-stop shop platform or provider.

What does winning this award mean to your firm, and how will you use this recognition going forward?

Winning this award is a tremendous honor for us and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team. This recognition reinforces our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients and inspires us to continue to raise the bar.

We’re confident that this award will add value to our brand and further establish us as leaders within the industry.

What role has collaboration – either internally or with external partners – played in your success?

We’re driven by our group purpose, to power people and possibilities, and collaboration is central to this and to our success as a business. Leveraging the diverse expertise within our team supports our client-focused approach and ensures we’re well-equipped to support families across their goals, generations and geographies.

Ultimately, collaboration creates an environment where innovation becomes a shared responsibility, and in the increasingly complex and ever-changing world of wealth management, ongoing innovation is key to delivering high-quality service levels.

WINNER: IQ-EQ

WINNER: EFG Capital International

Introducing Masttro Intelligence

Mas ro Intelligence is a secure AI layer embedded in the leading platform for UHNW wealth management.

Purpose built for SFOs, MFOs, UHNW-focused RIAs, and institutions, it delivers faster answers, deeper insight, and elevated client service- without new systems to learn. By automating document intake, normalizing alternative investments, and enabling conversational analysis across po folios, your team spends time protecting and growing wealth, not wrangling data. With Masttro Intelligence, now

boutique service without the busywork

chasing documents, sta serving clients Defend decisions with precise, consolidated data (including alts)

Visit: www.mas ro.com/ai

Reducing Complexity, Increasing Trust: Masttro’s Vision for the Next Era of Wealth Tech

What recent innovation has had the greatest impact on client outcomes or internal efficiency?

Our most impactful recent innovation is Masttro Intelligence - a secure AI layer embedded within the Masttro platform that turns complex wealth data into actionable intelligence, without introducing new systems or compromising governance.

For family offices, this is simple: it collapses the distance between data and decisions. Historically, wealth teams have had to piece together answers across spreadsheets, emails, PDFs, custodian portals, and multiple administrators, then reconcile, validate, and translate that into something decision ready. Masttro Intelligence changes the operating model by making the platform where questions are answered, exceptions surfaced, and work gets done, with speed, context, and control.

At our scale - processing 8M+ transactions daily across 10,000+ end-client users – we’re not just improving one firm’s workflow; we’re helping raise efficiency across the wealth management industry by standardizing how data is captured, validated, and translated into decision-ready reporting.

What does winning this award mean to your firm, and how will you use this recognition going forward?

Winning the awards for Most Innovative Use of AI and Overall Technology Solution is a meaningful validation of our team’s daily focus and our broader mission to be the leading technology solution for modern UHNW wealth management.

In a region where cross-border complexity and data fragmentation are common, this recognition reinforces that we are solving problems that matter, with innovation that is practical and trusted.

We’ll use this recognition in two ways: externally, to build confidence with family offices, RIAs, and institutions evaluating modern platforms; and internally, as a

rallying point that reinforces our culture of excellence and momentum as we continue to expand Masttro’s reach and capabilities.

What are the key challenges you foresee in wealth management over the next five years, and how are you positioning your business to meet them?

Three forces will shape the next five years. First, the Great Wealth Transfer will reset expectations around experience, transparency, and client engagement. Second, there will be an accelerating move away from legacy tools and spreadsheets, with less tolerance for fragile, stitched-together stacks that create operational risk. Third, data privacy, cybersecurity, and vendor governance will become even more central as firms and wealth owners demand stronger control over sensitive information.

We’re positioning Masttro around a simple principle: reducing complexity and increasing trust. That means delivering a unified view across fragmented sources and using Masttro Intelligence to help teams move from searching for information to acting on it – securely, contextually, and at institutional standards.

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

We often refer to “the Masttro difference,” which comes from combining deep domain expertise with a relentless focus on innovation and execution.

We set a high bar for quality because our clients, family offices, RIAs, and institutions depend on precision and trust. That standard is reinforced through close collaboration across product, engineering, and client-facing teams, ensuring what we build is grounded in real workflows and needs.

Cybersecurity and data governance are embedded into how we operate as a core part of earning trust. Ultimately, high performance is driven by a clear mission: delivering better data, showcased beautifully, so clients can make confident decisions.

Jay McNamara CEO

Gl bal reach

Private clients need trusted advisers and an interconnected world demands a global perspective. Our lawyers include some of the most respected names from across the offshore private client world.

We advise on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law across all time-zones – and our Trusts Advisory Group draws together a seamless contentious and non-contentious advisory service which also includes relevant corporate support.

Bridging Generations: Ogier’s Collaborative Approach to the Evolving Wealth Landscape

What has been the most impactful innovation your firm has introduced recently, and how has it shaped client outcomes or internal efficiency?

Innovation is at the heart of Ogier, from pioneering new ways to serve our clients to our culture of continuous improvement. Adoption of effective technology empowers us to provide standout legal services. But it’s our people who set Ogier apart. Ogier believes in putting people first – for who they are and everything they bring.

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

Ogier recognizes that when it comes to careers, one size doesn’t fit all. From embracing innovation and technology, to focusing on flexibility and personal development, Ogier is committed to giving its people the individual support and development opportunities they need to flourish.

This is also evident in Ogier's commitment to gender equality. Since 2021, Ogier has been publicly committed to improving its leadership’s gender balance. We were the first offshore law firm to voluntarily publish a Gender Pay Gap report, and we continue to make great strides towards representation milestones. I’m proud to be part of a firm that holds itself accountable as it continues its journey towards a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment.

I take the firm’s ethos into my own interactions with more junior members of my team. I love being a mentor and training supervisor. It’s an honour to support others on their career journey, navigating challenges and pushing their potential.

What role has collaboration – either internally or with external partners – played in your success?

Collaboration is central to Ogier’s private client offering – both among our teams and with our clients and partners.

Ogier’s 154-strong Trusts Advisory Group offers private wealth, dispute resolution and relevant corporate law support from BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey, Dubai and Monaco across all time zones. A broad range of expertise ensures comprehensive support; we collaborate to create tailored strategies that align with each client’s unique objectives and circumstances.

To best meet clients’ needs, private client advisors need to understand clients’ goals and motivations, as well as the legal complexities, so building relationships is key.

Ogier regularly hosts informal networking events for clients, creating opportunities to discuss the latest developments and forge stronger connections. I am proud to have established Ogier’s Trusts Advisory Group Supper Club in the Cayman Islands, alongside Greg Haddow, and inspired similar events across our other jurisdictions.

What are the key challenges you foresee in wealth management over the next five years, and how are you positioning your business to meet them?

The great wealth transfer highlights how the industry landscape continues to change. This generational shift has brought new perspectives on wealth stewardship. The advisor’s role in this transition is critical, from both non-contentious and contentious perspectives. The key is to understand a family’s needs and balance new with old, ensuring preservation strategies respect next-generation perspectives and inherited legacies.

Ogier excels in bridging generational divides, aligning diverse interests and delivering clear communication, flexible frameworks and a collaborative approach to navigating the complexities of intergenerational wealth transfer. The changing face of the next generation continues to raise important questions around wealth structuring, investment strategy and approach to business.

Jordan Constable Senior Associate Ogier

Architects of Wealth in

Latin America.

At Protección, we transform complex ﬁnancial objectives into bespoke multi-generational legacies through precision and strategic foresight.

Institutional Stewardship: Trusted by a premier community of over 670,000 investors to manage and grow their global capital.

Scale & Stability: Over $4.5 Billon USD in assets under management, reﬂecting our deep-rooted strength and commitment to excellence.

Bespoke Diversiﬁcation: A sophisticated open-architecture platform engineered for capital preservation and long-term value creation.

Protección, Where your future begins

Proteccion is Recognized for Transforming Wealth Management ´

In an increasingly complex financial environment, wealth management has become an essential component in ensuring long-term well-being and stability. Managing capital is no longer just about managing portfolios; it involves understanding life goals, protecting family legacies, and turning resources into an engine of prosperity for individuals, their families, and their communities.

At Protección, we view wealth management as a comprehensive process that accompanies each client throughout their life cycle. Our purpose is to help them connect their investment decisions with their values, goals, and vision for the future.

To this end, we have developed an ecosystem that combines specialized advice, open architecture investment solutions, and advanced digital capabilities, backed by rigorous economic analysis and high-conviction recommendations. This approach allows our clients to make decisions with clarity, strategy, and a solid long-term perspective.

Internationally recognized excellence

This model has received significant recognition at the Family Wealth Report Miami, Latin America & Caribbean Awards 2026, where Protección was honored in three key categories: 'Best Investment Platform', 'Best Digital Capabilities', and 'Thought Leadership in Wealth Management'

These awards, presented on January 20 in Miami, represent more than an institutional achievement: they consolidate our commitment to leading the evolution of wealth management in Latin America and demonstrate the maturity of an ecosystem built on three strategic pillars.

Three pillars that make the difference

The first pillar is our global and flexible investment architecture, comprising more than 6,600 institutional plans, 35 open portfolios, and 25 investment alternatives. Through strategic alliances – such as SURA Investment Management and SURA Corporate – we enable access to fiduciary vehicles, offshore opportunities, and advanced strategies that allow for the construction of diversified, resilient portfolios aligned with the objectives of wealth preservation and growth.

The second pillar is investor-centric digital transformation. Tools such as Gestión PRO have revolutionized the way our clients manage their wealth, offering them a digital discretionary portfolio management service backed by advanced analytics and optimization algorithms. With more than 23,000 users, this digital ecosystem integrates efficiency, transparency, and a comprehensive view of wealth, responding to the demands of the contemporary investor.

The third pillar is our intellectual leadership and comprehensive purposeful advice. We understand wealth management as a process that articulates financial, tax, and succession dimensions, supported by specialized content and financial education that empowers conscious and strategic decisions.

Protección: purposeful leadership

Today, more than 670,000 clients entrust Protección with the management of 16 billion pesos in investment assets, as part of the nearly 210 billion under management throughout the company. But beyond these figures, our true value lies in helping people build a sustainable legacy.

In a context where wealth management has become democratized in Colombia, our commitment is to continue guiding investors to align their capital with their values, identify strategic opportunities, and build a solid and purposeful future.

Protección

• Investment Platform/ Offering - Latin America

• Digital Capability - Latin America

• Outstanding Contribution to Wealth Management

Thought Leadership - Latin America

Mauricio Rodríguez CAIA

The firm was founded in New York in 2002 by Ronald Varney, previously Senior Vice President of Trusts and Estates at Sotheby’s, and is active throughout the country and increasingly abroad.

Clients are primarily UHNW families and private collectors, referred almost exclusively by leading family offices, law firms, philanthropic advisors, accountants and other advisors to art collectors and their families.

www.ronaldvarney.com

contact: (New York) zoe@ronaldvarney.com (Florida) madalina@ronaldvarney.com

An important Art Nouveau enamel, sapphire and diamond ‘Juno’ pendant, Boucheron, France, circa 1900. Exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and sold at auction in June 2025 by Ronald Varney Fine Art Advisors for $508,000 on behalf of a prominent San Francisco family.

Where Art, Advice and Trust Come Together

Ronald Varney Principal

Ronald Varney Fine Art Advisors

How has your firm driven innovation and high performance to improve client outcomes?

We recently introduced illustrated guides on the art market for advisors to UHNW clients, enabling even those with limited knowledge to engage confidently and identify solutions – enhancing both client outcomes and efficiency.

This innovation reflects our broader culture of excellence, which emphasizes responsiveness, accountability, and focused communication, ensuring high performance despite the distractions of remote and digital work.

What are the key challenges you foresee in wealth management over the next five years, and how are you positioning your business to meet them?

With so much rampant merger-andacquisitions activity in wealth management, many firms run the risk of becoming bloated and bureaucratic.

There is a certain charm and accessibility that smaller, boutique firms in the wealth management space retain that seems lost in a big, sprawling mega-firm. This is also true of wire houses where whole teams are lifted out of one firm and move to another, as if their clients are hostages.

Our firm’s approach to these changes is simple: to identify those wealth management firms in which our own bespoke approach to client service will be most welcomed.

How do you identify and develop future leaders within your organization?

The quicker a colleague learns how to do this through day-to-day experience the sooner they will become proficient at understanding and meeting a client’s specific needs.

What does winning this award mean to your firm, and how will you use this recognition going forward?

As Miami – and the whole of Florida – has grown in such astonishing importance as a center of the wealth management universe, we are delighted and deeply honored by this award.

We have recently announced a Managing Director for our firm in Florida, and this award helps distinguish us as a leader in our field in a market of growing importance.

We will proudly and happily promote this award as we move forward and expand our influence in Miami, throughout Florida, and into Latin America and the Caribbean.

Where do you draw inspiration for innovation – within the wealth industry or beyond it?

The art market, above all, is about beautiful things. Hence, we draw enormous inspiration from this realm of paintings, decorations, jewelry, furnishings and countless other objects.

It is a thrilling, glorious experience to be working in the art market, and every day is an inspiring one.

• Art and Collectables - Miami Winner

There is no substitute for experience. Hence, we try to immerse our colleagues in direct contact with clients as much as possible, allowing them to learn by doing The more responsibility they assume the better, as our business is mainly about helping a client navigate the art market to greatest advantage and success.

FLEMING

GLOBAL EXPERTISE AND TAILORED SOLUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES

At Stonehage Fleming, we provide bespoke wealth management solutions for multi-generational and multi-jurisdictional

With over five decades of experience, we understand the unique challenges families face, offering strategies to protect assets, manage risks, and navigate global expansion. Our open-architecture platform enables seamless collaboration with a family’s existing advisors, ensuring a holistic approach that aligns with their long-term goals.

At every stage of a family’s journey, we are their trusted advisor, helping them navigate complex international challenges and supporting them through transitions, preserving legacies and safeguarding wealth across the generations.

For more information and a discussion with our team, please contact enquiries@stonehagefleming.com

Building the Future of Family Wealth: Innovation & Collaboration in Leadership

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

At Stonehage Fleming, our culture is built on a mission that has guided us for more than five decades: to help families manage, protect, and grow their wealth across generations and jurisdictions. We drive excellence by investing in deep, multi disciplinary expertise across art management, fiduciary services, investment management, succession planning, family governance, and risk mitigation. With more than $175bn under administration and $29.7bn in assets under management, our scale requires a consistently high level of performance grounded in technical capability and cross jurisdictional insight.

A commitment to continuous learning reinforces this culture. From specialist fiduciary development to our global Next Generation education initiatives, we ensure teams remain agile, well-informed, and aligned with client needs. Additionally, we host global events that stimulate strategic thinking and knowledge sharing and publish more than 100 thought leadership articles per year to further cement ourselves as trusted voice in the market.

What role has collaboration – internally or externally – played in your success?

Serving global families from 20 offices across 14 geographies requires seamless coordination across teams in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, underscoring that collaboration is fundamental to our model. Our experts, which include trustees, investment professionals, legal advisers, and corporate services teams, work collectively to provide holistic, integrated solutions tailored to the full spectrum of a family’s private and commercial interests.

Externally, our open architecture approach strengthens collaboration with a family’s existing advisers. Rather than replace established legal, tax, or investment partners, we integrate with them to create stable, long term structures aligned with the family’s goals. This is particularly vital for Latin American families navigating cross border business transitions, relocations, or multi jurisdictional strategies.

How do you identify and develop future leaders within your organisation?

Leadership development begins with identifying individuals who demonstrate technical excellence, cultural sensitivity, sound judgement, and the ability to serve multi generational clients. We nurture talent through mentorship, structured training, cross office collaboration, and early exposure to complex client situations.

Our leadership philosophy extends beyond our internal teams to the wider communities we work with. Through a range of development programs and learning partnerships, we aim to equip emerging leaders with the skills needed to navigate wealth, stewardship, governance, and business responsibilities across generations.

Where do you draw inspiration for innovation – within the industry or beyond it?

Innovation at Stonehage Fleming is driven by both industry insight and broader global trends. Within the wealth management sector, we continually evolve our offering in response to regulatory shifts, technological changes, and increasingly complex cross border needs.

Beyond the industry, we draw inspiration from technology, education, behavioural science, and global mobility trends. Our thought leadership publications, events and Four Pillars of Capital Report demonstrate how insights from outside wealth management shape strategies that help families navigate risk, opportunity, and long term stewardship.

Lowry Brescia Associate Director Stonehage Fleming

FUTURE PROOF with Summitas

True wealth is more than just assets; it is the collective intelligence, values, and history of your family. Yet, in a digital world, that legacy is often fragmented and vulnerable.

Summitas Platform® is the bridge between generations. We provide a single, secure environment where families and their trusted advisors unite to organize, protect, and share the information that de nes their lives.

Since 2019, Summitas has been the proud recipient of 17 prestigious awards, including this year’s highly coveted Family Wealth Report’s 2026 “Overall Technology Solution-Latin America” award. This recognition reaf rms what our clients already know: we provide the world’s most secure environment for families and advisors to reduce complexity and enhance the digital client experience.

To learn more, schedule a demo today at summitas.com/dialogue

Leading Through Change: How Summitas is Shaping the Future of Wealth Management

Bill Wyman President, Family Office Services Summitas, LLC

What are the key challenges you foresee in wealth management over the next five years, and how are you positioning your business to meet them?

Five years ago, it would have been difficult to predict how quickly artificial intelligence would become embedded in wealth management today. The defining challenge for Summitas is operating in an environment of constant change, where technology, client expectations, regulatory pressures, and family complexity continue to evolve.

Our focus is not on reacting to disruption but shaping what comes next. We stay deeply connected to our user community, actively participate in forward-thinking industry forums such as The UHNW Institute, and contribute to the broader dialogue through podcasts and thought leadership. These efforts allow us to anticipate emerging trends, identify real-world pain points, and design solutions that support increasingly sophisticated, multi-generational families. Our goal is not simply to keep pace – but to lead with clarity and bottom-line value.

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

A culture of excellence starts with leadership, and at Summitas, it begins at the top. Our CEO, Dan Gregerson, sets the tone by holding himself – and the organization – to the highest standards. That accountability creates an environment where healthy debate is encouraged, ideas are challenged, and complacency is not an option.

Every team member is empowered to contribute and be heard. We believe that strong outcomes come from diverse perspectives, including those of our clients, rather than relying on a single voice or viewpoint. Industry recognition is meaningful to us, but not as a finish line. Instead, it serves as validation that reinforces our commitment to continuous improvement and pushing beyond what is expected.

What role has collaboration – either internally or with external partners – played in your success?

Collaboration is fundamental to both our culture and our platform. Summitas is an Engagement Platform™, purpose-built to enable secure, meaningful collaboration among families, advisors, and professionals managing complex wealth. That same collaborative mindset defines how we work internally and with our clients.

We view families, single- and multi-family offices, and RIAs as true partners. By working closely with them, we gain direct insight into their evolving needs, which in turn shapes our product roadmap. Many of our core capabilities – including task management, financial dashboard integrations, and third-party document uploads – were born directly from client feedback. This continuous feedback loop ensures that Summitas is practical, relevant, and aligned with how families want to collaborate and manage their wealth.

How do you identify and develop future leaders within your organization?

Developing future leaders starts with hiring people who take ownership, hold themselves accountable, and consistently deliver high-quality work. At Summitas, leadership is not defined by title – it is demonstrated through initiative, collaboration, and a willingness to take responsibility.

Longevity also plays an important role. Several team members have been with Summitas for nearly eighteen years, creating a deep reservoir of institutional knowledge. That experience is intentionally passed on through mentorship and shared problem-solving. As new talent joins, we invest in their development by giving them meaningful responsibility and exposure to complex challenges. Over time, leaders emerge naturally, ensuring continuity and strength as the organization continues to evolve.

How a ‘Fixer’ Helps Global Families Thrive in Challenging Times

Heads of family and members of family offices are world travelled. They navigate unique cultures, financial markets, and religious and social settings more than most of the other 99.9% will ever experience. That exposure creates extraordinary opportunities - and distinct challenges.

Imagine a Latin American family establishing roots in the U.S., or a high-net-worth family from Central Asia now living in the United States, seeking to preserve its culture nearly 7,500 miles from home. Consider a family office that has operated for years but now needs clearer rules and guardrails to stay on course, or a family navigating intergenerational strain as teenage or adult children drift from shared values, risking deeply consequential outcomes.

That’s where the family “fixer” plays a vital role. Amid financial, cultural, religious, and social complexity, the fixer acts as a steward who helps preserve family wealth, purpose, harmony - and sanity – across generations.

How does a family fixer help modern families navigate modern challenges? People sometimes joke about “Ray Donovan,” the fictional fixer serving Hollywood elites, minus the drama and violence. In reality families come facing governance gaps, miscommunication across generations, cultural or religious friction, succession concerns, and conflicts that threaten to derail everything.

Fixers don’t just address what’s broken; they help families put the right structures in place from the start. That includes governance frameworks, family rulebooks, communication protocols, values

Winner

• Family Office Offering or Governance - Miami

• Next-Gen Initiative - Miami

Samy

Dwek - CEO The Family Office Doctor

statements, and even family mottos. These tools can help prevent problems before they arise.

What qualifies someone to be a family fixer? Depth and perspective. I’ve spent a quarter century in finance, including investment banking and wealth and asset management, much of it at JP Morgan across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Advising global families taught me not only the technical rigor required to address financial challenges, but also the emotional, cultural and relational dynamics that often matter just as much.

Why does cultural awareness matter? Wealth doesn’t exist in a vacuum. I’ve lived in 12 cities in six countries – and travelled to more than 70 countries. Whether navigating Sharia-compliant investing, Orthodox Jewish considerations, or multigenerational families spread across continents, understanding nuance before the conversation begins is critical. Being world travelled isn’t enough – you must be globally aware.

What isn’t a fixer? A fixer isn’t a banker, attorney, accountant, or broker. They are the quarterback or the family’s consiglieri who contextualises advice, coordinates experts, and steps in when challenges fall outside the obvious. Often, their global network becomes a trusted Rolodex when discretion and speed matter most.

How do families find fixers? Quietly, through word of mouth and trusted relationships. Not full-time staff, but always on call, fixers earn their keep by being ready, by phone or by flight, to help families establish governance, bridge gaps, and prepare for what comes next.

We help clients across the thriving economies of the Americas get where they need to go to, with our compelling combination of passionate people-led service and investment in technology delivering first-rate, independent corporate, fiduciary, and fund services.

CLIENT DRIVEN FUTURE FOCUSED

CONTACT | Tony Valdés Managing Director, Miami tvaldes@tridenttrust.com US | +1 305 405 9006

Driving Excellence Through Innovation, People and Purpose

Established in 1978, Trident Trust is a leading independent provider of fiduciary, corporate and fund administration services, with over 1,100 staff across Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. Active in the U.S. and Caribbean since the mid-1980s, we support high-net-worth families, family offices, financial institutions, advisors and asset managers through tailored solutions and a strong commitment to personal service.

Where do you draw inspiration for innovation – within the wealth industry or beyond it?

Innovation is driven first and foremost by client demand. Our clients operate in fast evolving environments, and we see it as our responsibility to anticipate and respond to their needs with clarity. We maintain an active dialogue with regulators and industry bodies, plus many of our colleagues sit on local committees, giving us first hand insight and the opportunity to collaborate on forward looking initiatives. Just as importantly, we draw inspiration from our own people. Their commitment to delivering exceptional service and their appetite for solving tomorrow’s challenges play a central role in how we continue to evolve.

How do you identify and develop future leaders within your organization?

Our people strategy begins with investing in talent at all levels. We bring in both graduates and non-graduates and provide them with structured career development that blends technical training and qualification support, regulatory awareness, and essential client-facing skills. Leadership potential is identified early, supported through continuous learning, and strengthened by giving individuals opportunities to extend their skillset and grow as individuals.

How do you cultivate a culture that consistently drives excellence and high performance?

Personal relationships remain at the heart of how we operate. We meet clients regularly and invest time in understanding the families behind each structure so that we can better support them. Collaboration between our offices is equally important. Our teams share knowledge and best practice across jurisdictions, working in tandem to deliver seamless solutions. This culture of partnership, supported by meaningful face-to-face engagement, ensures we maintain consistently high standards of service.

What are the key challenges you foresee in wealth management over the next five years, and how are you positioning your business to meet them?

Recruiting and retaining individuals with the right mindset, motivation and values remains essential. Regulation will continue to evolve at pace, and the rise of AI and automation will reshape how many administrative processes and client reporting are delivered. We expect to see greater integration of technology into day-to-day work, and we are already investing in tools that improve efficiency while maintaining the personal service our clients expect.

Can you share a story that best illustrates your team’s commitment to client service or problem solving?

A recent example comes from our South Dakota team, who have successfully guided clients through an alternative – both simpler and most cost effective – to a Private Trust Company. It highlighted what defines our approach: flexibility, technical depth and a willingness to tailor solutions to the unique requirements of each family. It is a clear demonstration of how our teams work to deliver well considered, future proof solutions built around each client’s individual needs and circumstances.

Andy Oliver Regional Managing Director for North America

Trident Trust

• Independent Trust Firm

Latin America

• International Clients Team

Miami

• Independent Trust Firm

Miami

From data management and portfolio accounting to compliance policy reviews and tailored reporting, STP acts as an extension of your team. Our solutions empower you to focus on strategy, governance, and relationships while ensuring efficient, accurate and auditready operations.