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Architect Financial Account Role inheritance for trust and estate planning structures

Real World Scenario

Family office manages revocable trust irrevocable trust and individual FAs; advisors confused which Contact roles propagate to reporting.

Expected Answer

• FA Role types: Trustee Beneficiary Grantor Protector documented picklist • No automatic inheritance—explicit role per FA Contact pair • Hierarchy FA parent trust child sub-account roles do not auto-copy • Roll-up rules include exclude trust FA types per firm policy • Integration custodian feed maps legal role codes to FSC roles • Reporting consolidated trust view vs individual beneficiary view separate • Validation prevent conflicting roles same Contact same FA

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Direct answer: FA Role types: Trustee Beneficiary Grantor Protector documented picklist Also consider: No automatic inheritance—explicit role per FA Contact pair In practice: Hierarchy FA parent trust child sub-account roles do not auto-copy Document the decision in an ADR and align with enterprise standards.

Architect Perspective

Trust structures break simple FA role models—explicit role matrix beats assumed inheritance.