Family wealth structures and succession planning — visualised clearly

StructureGram helps financial planners explain complex family structures to clients with confidence.

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Common challenges for financial planners

Family structures are complex and hard to explain

Family structures are complex and hard to explain

Multiple generations, trusts, companies, SMSFs. Clients struggle to see the 'Big Picture'. Diagrams make the difference.

Long-term planning requires living documents

Long-term planning requires living documents

Family structures evolve over time. Static diagrams go out of date. Need diagrams that grow with the family.

Succession planning requires scenario views

Succession planning requires scenario views

Showing current vs. future states is manual work. Estate planning needs multiple what-if scenarios. Generic tools don't support this workflow.

Professional presentation builds trust

Professional presentation builds trust

Visual quality reflects planner quality. Inconsistent diagrams undermine confidence. Need firm-wide standards — a common visual language.

How it works

Built for wealth advisory workflows

1

Map the family structure

Family relationships and entities. Ownership, control, and beneficial interests. Built-in validation ensures compliance as you work.

2

Show current and future scenarios

Use filter groups for succession planning. Model estate planning outcomes. Validate scenarios before recommending changes.

3

Share with clients

PNG high-resolution images for inclusion in reports. Direct print or PDF export for presentation-ready diagrams with firm logo, headers and footers.

Family tree diagram for wealth advisory

Compliance built in

Structure-aware modelling for planners

StructureGram includes validation rules specific to financial planning. The system won't let you create family structures that don't make sense — ensuring compliant succession plans with client-ready visuals.

Spouse relationship status — married, de facto, separated, widowed
Parent-child relationships maintain hierarchy — biological, adopted, legal guardian, foster
Family, age and date validations prevent impossible relationships
SMSF trustee rules enforced (corporate or individuals)
SMSF member limits enforced (only individuals, max 6 members)
SMSF active-passive status
Executor, trustee, attorney and guardianship roles tracked
Only valid entity types can be trustees
Beneficiary designations follow trust type constraints
Circular ownership relationships prevented
Circular control relationships prevented
Ownership interests cannot exceed 100%
Active, passive, dormant and dissolved status tracking
Third-party 'off-diagram' ownership interests accounted for
Discretionary trust roles like appointor and primary beneficiary

Result: Compliant succession plans with client-ready visuals.

Diagrams that grow with the family — not ones you have to redraw every year.

Built for planners

Structures financial planners work with every day

Multi-generational family group

Multi-generational family group

SMSF structure with related party assets

SMSF structure with related party assets

Discretionary trust with corporate trustee

Discretionary trust with corporate trustee

Testamentary trust with beneficiaries

Testamentary trust with beneficiaries

Family meets ownership

Family trees and ownership in one place

Financial planning is unique — you need to see both the family relationships and the entities they control. StructureGram shows both in a single, integrated view.

Separate family tree and ownership diagram views
Combined view showing family + entity relationships
Spouse types: married, de facto, separated, widowed
Parent-child types: biological, adopted, guardian, foster
Succession scenarios with point-in-time Snapshots
Family tree and ownership diagram

AML/CTF compliance is expanding

Australia's AML/CTF regime is expanding to cover financial advisers and other professional service providers. StructureGram helps you map ownership, control, and beneficial ownership across complex family structures — critical for customer due diligence.

Secure & professional

Enterprise-grade security

Client data security and professional outputs are non-negotiable. StructureGram is Australian-hosted with enterprise-grade security.

Australian data hosting
Role-based access controls
Audit logs for compliance
Backup and recovery
Sensitive data encryption
Seamless data import and export

Questions from financial planners

What validation rules are included for financial planning?

All entities and relationships follow standard Australian rules and practice. This includes companies, trusts, partnerships, SMSFs, and individuals. Ownership limits at 100%. Circular ownership prevention. SMSF member limits. SMSF trustee type requirements. Share class tracking. Off-diagram ownership interests tracked. Asset ownership types (sole, tenants-in-common and joint tenants). Rules are enforced automatically as you work. When drawing on canvas, smart targeting presents only valid relationships.

Can I show family trees alongside ownership?

Yes. StructureGram enables you to create both family tree diagrams and ownership diagrams using the same data set. You can have separate ownership and family tree diagrams, or combine them into one overall view.

How do I model succession planning scenarios?

Use scenarios to show current vs. future states. Mark new entities and relationships as 'Proposed'. Validation runs on all scenarios independently. Convert proposed entities and relationship changes to live data when circumstances change.

Is this suitable for multi-generational families?

Yes. No limits on entity count, generations, or relationship complexity. Enterprise-grade algorithms handle the most complex family structures automatically.

Can I track changes over time?

Yes. Diagrams are living structures that evolve with the family. Create point-in-time or period-of-time Snapshots to show historical and future states of both family tree and ownership structures.

Can I export diagrams for client presentations?

Yes. Export to PDF or PNG at print resolution. Both include colour, auto-generated legends, and your firm logo — ready for client reports, presentations, or advice documents.

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