Why financial advisory firms choose managed IT
Advisory firms move money on instruction, often by email. That makes them a target for impersonation: a criminal takes over a client mailbox and asks for a distribution to a new account.
Custodians, regulators and larger clients now ask detailed questions about cybersecurity. A small firm needs real controls and the paperwork to show them.
What we manage for financial advisory firms
- Email compromise protection for money movement requests
- Secure client file sharing instead of email attachments
- MFA and device encryption for every advisor and assistant
- Monitoring for suspicious logins and forwarding rules
- Documentation for due diligence questionnaires
- Backups and recovery for client records
Working with your software vendors
We keep the systems behind your CRM, portfolio and planning software, custodian portals and secure client file sharing running, and we work directly with your vendors when a problem sits between their software and your systems.
We handle
- Workstations, laptops and network
- Microsoft 365, email security and file sharing
- MFA, encryption and access reviews
- Backups and security documentation
Your vendor handles
- CRM and planning software configuration
- Custodian portal access issues
- Portfolio management application support
Security and compliance
Regulators and custodians expect documented security controls. We put in place and document MFA, encryption, access reviews, email protection and backups, and keep that record current so you can answer questionnaires accurately.
Onboarding
Onboarding starts with an inventory of your CRM, portfolio and planning software, custodian portals and secure client file sharing and every device and account that touches it. We secure admin access, install monitoring and security tools and document what we find before everyday support begins.
Pricing
Pricing for financial advisory firms works as a monthly fee per user plus separate fees per workstation, per server and for the network, so the bill follows real headcount and real devices. Remote staff with a laptop count once as a user and once as a workstation, and nothing else is hidden in the total. Longer agreements keep the price steady and give us room to fix root causes instead of symptoms.
Sources
Information on this page is general and is not legal or compliance advice.