Who really owns the digital client relationship? From ownership to orchestration

The battle for the digital layer

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The digital relationship in wealth can't be "owned" in the way we once imagined. The industry is moving away from competing for control, towards something more collaborative, writes Tessa Lee

Wealth management has spent the last few years having a quiet argument. Who really owns the digital client relationship?  It's a debate I hear increasingly often across advisers, platforms, and technology firms, and it surfaced again at a recent industry roundtable with leaders from across the platform world. Advisers would naturally say the relationship sits with them. Platforms might argue it lies with whoever holds the assets. And a wave of fintech firms has assumed that whoever builds the best digital experience will ultimately become the client's financial home. But the truth ...

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