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Legacy Rules: Rethinking Decision-Making, Governance and Institutional Memory
Advantage (Embraer Magazine)
In the midst of the Great Transfer of Wealth, Francois Botha explains that continuity across generations hinges not on ownership structures alone, but on rethin...
IMD Event Roundup: Francois Botha
IMD
A video roundup of Francois Botha's appearance at the IMD event, shared by Simple on Instagram — capturing key moments and insights from the engagement.
The Rise of Fractional Family Offices: How Outsourced Talent Is Reshaping Private Wealth Management
Crain Currency
Family offices are increasingly using fractional talent to supplement their in-house teams and improve their operations. This article examines how outsourced ex...
How AI and Technology Are Rewiring Family Offices
Wealth Insider
Francois Botha joins Wealth Insider to discuss how AI and emerging technology are fundamentally reshaping the way family offices operate, invest, and plan for t...
Family Offices and the Coming Wave of AI Audits
The National Law Review
An examination of how family offices should prepare for the emerging regulatory landscape around AI audits, governance frameworks, and compliance requirements.
AI and the Enduring Value of Stewardship in Family Offices
Crain Currency
AI in family offices can preserve institutional memory, guide succession and align values across generations. The true value of AI lies not in productivity but ...
Why Every Family Office Needs a Human in the AI Loop
Crain Currency
Many family offices are backing artificial intelligence — but need human oversight to adopt it responsibly. Botha introduces the concept of the "AI whisperer" r...
AI Compliance Is a Growing Risk for Family Offices
The National Law Review
As family offices adopt AI tools across their operations, compliance risks are growing. This article examines the regulatory implications and steps offices shou...
Family Offices Quietly Using Venture Studios to Build Companies
Crain Currency
Family offices, traditionally content to write checks for promising startups, are now building the companies themselves through venture studios — incubating ide...
Corporate Transparency or Just Good Governance?
The National Law Review
Exploring the intersection of corporate transparency requirements and governance best practices for family offices and private wealth structures.
Family Office Governance in 2025: Structuring Ownership and Management for Legal Resilience
The National Law Review
A deep dive into how family offices should structure ownership and management frameworks to build legal resilience in an evolving regulatory environment.
UBS Family Office Quarterly Q1 2025
UBS
UBS's quarterly research publication covering family office investment trends, asset allocation, and strategic priorities for the first quarter of 2025.
Family Offices Recalibrate Private Assets Strategies
Professional Wealth Management (Financial Times)
Unlisted investments have long been of interest to family offices, but private bankers are now persuading them to use a much broader toolkit of instruments as t...
More Family Offices Launching Their Own Private Equity Funds
Crain Currency
As families build unique capabilities in specific industries or with deep operational expertise, they realise they can open deals to others through structured f...
Why Integrating Technology Is Critical for Successful Family Offices
Morgan Stanley
A centralised system can optimise procedures, inform decisions, and enhance security to drive operating leverage and scale for family offices.
Family Office Tech Stack: Building Resiliency and Relevant Capabilities
F2 Strategy
A practical discussion on how family offices should approach building their technology stacks for resiliency and the operational capabilities needed in today's ...
Why the Super-Rich Family Office Boom Is Luring Imposters
Australian Financial Review
As family offices proliferate globally, the Australian Financial Review investigates how impostors are capitalising on the boom — and what it means for the inte...
Family Offices Double Down on Direct Deals
Professional Wealth Management (Financial Times)
Francois Botha is quoted in this Professional Wealth Management feature on how family offices are increasingly pursuing direct investment opportunities, bypassi...
Buyside Breakdown Part 3: Family Offices
TMX Group / TSX Learning Academy
Buyside Breakdown examines four types of investors, their influence on listed companies, and tactics to target them. Part 3 focuses on family offices and their ...
Fake Players Popping Up in Asia's Family Office Frenzy
The Business Times
As Asia's family office sector surges, The Business Times investigates how fake players and impostors are exploiting the growth frenzy across the region.
What You Need to Know About the Future of Impact Investing for Family Offices
Crain Currency
Family offices — with their global networks, long-term perspectives, and patient capital — are uniquely positioned to drive meaningful impact investing outcomes...
Next Generation Drives Global Family Office Expansion
Crain Currency
The next generation of family office leaders is driving global expansion, bringing new perspectives on data privacy, multi-jurisdictional operations, and cross-...
Private Capital Frontiers
CFA Institute
Private markets are transforming. This CFA Institute conference brings together investors and practitioners at the frontier of private capital to explore what's...
Could This Scandinavian Startup Be the Future of Sustainable Private Wealth?
FA Magazine
Simple is spotlighted as a Scandinavian startup looking to revolutionise the family office industry, with a focus on sustainable private wealth management for t...
How Impact Investing Could Move Family Offices Beyond ESG Screened Portfolios
Forbes (via The GIIN)
Francois Botha explores the power family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals hold when it comes to driving positive change through impact investing, no...
Five Ways for EAMs to Serve Tomorrow's Family Office
Julius Baer
Family offices are undergoing an extraordinary evolution, transforming their structures and operations to meet emerging needs. This piece outlines five strategi...
Panel v Bespoke 2.0: How Tech Is Expanding the Scope of the Wealth Industry
Euromoney
A panel discussion examining how technology is expanding the scope of the wealth industry — from bespoke solutions to scalable platforms — and what this means f...
KPMG Private Enterprise: Personal Perspectives 2020
KPMG
KPMG's annual study on private enterprise featuring insights and perspectives from family business owners and family offices across South Africa and globally.
Africa, a Land of Opportunity for Family Offices?
Family Capital
Despite its challenges, Africa is developing a dynamic family office ecosystem. This piece explores the opportunities and potential for family offices investing...