Financial Services
IT That Keeps Your Clients' Money —
and Trust — Safe.
Compliance-Ready. Breach-Resistant. Always On.
Financial firms operate under strict regulatory requirements where a single breach or compliance gap can end client relationships permanently. Your IT needs to be built for that reality — not adapted from a generic template.
Industry Expertise
In financial services, IT is part of your fiduciary responsibility.
Financial advisors and wealth managers face some of the most demanding IT requirements of any industry. Client data is highly sensitive, regulatory obligations span OSFI, FINTRAC, and OSC cybersecurity guidance, and any system downtime has direct impact on client assets and trust. We've built our financial services IT practice around all three — so your firm is compliant, secure, and available when clients need you.
99.9%
Uptime SLA
< 4 hrs
Incident response
OSFI/OSC
Compliance ready
100%
Audit trail coverage
Challenges We Solve
The IT risks financial firms can't afford to ignore.
The Risk
“A data breach exposes client portfolios and personal information — regulators are notified and trust collapses overnight”
Our Solution
End-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, and 24/7 security monitoring protect every client record. Incident response plans meet OSC cybersecurity guidance.
The Risk
“Our compliance team scrambles during OSFI or FINTRAC audits because logs are incomplete and policies aren't documented”
Our Solution
We maintain complete audit trails, access logs, and documented security policies — so your firm is always audit-ready, not just audit-time ready.
The Risk
“Ransomware locks our portfolio management software right before quarter-end reporting and we can't recover for days”
Our Solution
Immutable, air-gapped backups with tested restore procedures. Downtime measured in minutes — even during critical reporting windows.
What Changes
What it looks like when financial IT is actually compliant.
Compliance-Ready Infrastructure
OSFI, FINTRAC, and OSC requirements built into your IT environment from day one — not retrofitted when an audit arrives.
Zero-Downtime Reliability
Redundant systems and proactive monitoring keep trading platforms and CRM tools running when clients need you most.
Secure Client Data
Encrypted storage, role-based access controls, and complete audit trails for all client financial information.
Scalable as You Grow
IT infrastructure that scales with new advisors, acquired books of business, and expanding service lines — without renegotiating.
Your next regulatory review shouldn't be the first time you find out your IT doesn't meet compliance standards.
Book Free AssessmentWhat's Included
Everything under one roof.
IT, security, compliance documentation, and software support — managed by one team that understands the financial services environment.
What Changes
What your firm looks like when IT is this handled.
Client result
“We passed our OSC audit without a single finding. The auditors specifically commended our IT infrastructure — security controls, documentation, everything. ETG had set it all up properly from day one.”
Managing Partner · Investment Advisory Firm · ETG client since 2022
The Case for Financial Services IT
What managed IT actually means for your financial practice.
Financial advisors and wealth managers operate in a uniquely demanding IT environment. The stakes are higher than almost any other industry: client data is both highly sensitive and heavily regulated, system downtime directly impacts revenue and client relationships, and a single security incident can permanently damage the trust that took years to build. Most general-purpose managed IT providers aren't equipped to handle these demands — they treat financial firms like any other small business, and that gap shows up at the worst possible moments.
Our approach to financial services IT starts with compliance mapping. We review your applicable frameworks — OSFI guidelines, FINTRAC requirements, OSC cybersecurity guidance, and PIPEDA obligations — and build an IT environment that satisfies all of them simultaneously. This means encrypted client data storage, complete audit trail logging, documented incident response procedures, and role-based access controls that restrict who can see what, and when. When a regulator asks for documentation, you have it — because we built the infrastructure around that eventuality from the beginning.
Beyond compliance, we focus on the software integration that financial firms depend on. CRM platforms, portfolio management systems, financial planning tools, and document management solutions need to work together seamlessly. We integrate and support the full stack — ensuring advisors spend time with clients rather than troubleshooting disconnected systems.
“In financial services, your IT infrastructure is part of your fiduciary responsibility — it protects client assets and information just as surely as your investment decisions do.”
Evolved Technology Group
Ready to build a compliant, resilient IT foundation?
Book a free assessment and get a compliance gap report within 5 business days. See exactly where your firm's IT stands — and what it would take to make it bulletproof.