{"id":15260,"date":"2026-05-28T04:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communify.com\/?post_type=spotlight&#038;p=15260"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:22:20","slug":"rupert-baron-financial-advice-ai","status":"publish","type":"spotlight","link":"https:\/\/communify.com\/en-gb\/spotlight\/rupert-baron-financial-advice-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Way Financial Advice Has to Go.&#8221;\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Using AI for Scale and Accuracy with Rupert Baron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wealth management industry is at the start of a&nbsp;steep innovation&nbsp;curve&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;one driven by AI, cost&nbsp;pressure&nbsp;and a growing recognition that legacy tech and the limits of human capacity are standing in the way of better advice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rupert Baron is the former CEO of Rathbones, Co-Founder of TechnoWealth and a\u00a0Communify\u00a0Board Member. 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