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Analysis, opinion, and expert commentary on the trends shaping family offices today.

The importance of sustainable networks for family offices

The importance of sustainable networks for family offices

Most family offices can agree that networking is an integral part of their business, something…

Simple Team·June 8, 2021
Three ways for family offices to attract better investment opportunities

Three ways for family offices to attract better investment opportunities

Families need to work harder to attract the best people, partners and investment opportunities. With…

Simple Team·June 4, 2021
The role of regenerative business in modern value creation

The role of regenerative business in modern value creation

For businesses looking to engage in more responsible and ethical practices, pledging sustainability isn’t enough…

Simple Team·May 18, 2021
Why your family business should become a generalist

Why your family business should become a generalist

Family businesses are built with a core vision that, which has continuity, renewal, longevity, and…

Simple Team·March 5, 2021
Family offices from the banking perspective

Family offices from the banking perspective

Banks are often the institutions that operate closest to family offices. For this reason, family…

Simple Team·February 26, 2021
How can the next generation turn pre-contemporary art into meaningful wealth

How can the next generation turn pre-contemporary art into meaningful wealth

As the greatest wealth transfer in history is underway, noteworthy heirlooms such as important art…

Freya Williams·February 12, 2021
Protect and grow family wealth through investment time-horizons

Protect and grow family wealth through investment time-horizons

For family offices looking to protect and grow family wealth, a time-horizons’ tiered approach to…

Freya Williams·January 29, 2021
How to gain a birds-eye view by understanding family office services

How to gain a birds-eye view by understanding family office services

Family offices rarely think about their operating costs in basis points – surprising when such…

Freya Williams·January 18, 2021
How service design can transform the family office structure

How service design can transform the family office structure

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single…

Simple Team·January 5, 2021
Emerging risks in the family office sector

Emerging risks in the family office sector

Today’s business leaders have to navigate an increasingly complex risk environment. Although not traditionally, a…

Simple Team·November 5, 2020
Opportunities & obstacles for African family offices

Opportunities & obstacles for African family offices

Africa marches to her own rhythm. Besides her unrivalled natural beauty, the continent is blessed…

Simple Team·October 1, 2020
Why video is the way to connect with the next generation

Why video is the way to connect with the next generation

Video content is dominating the digital media space, with 100 million hours of video content…

Simple Team·November 10, 2018
Family owned hotels and the future of hospitality innovation

Family owned hotels and the future of hospitality innovation

Running a hotel is very much like running a big family. Every day there will…

Simple Team·November 5, 2018
Prepare your family business for the digital age

Prepare your family business for the digital age

Many family businesses are born of the practice of merely “doing something,” like tackling a…

Simple Team·October 1, 2018
Identify & build human capital in your family business

Identify & build human capital in your family business

In an exercise reminiscent of “If a tree falls in the forest, does it make…

Simple Team·September 1, 2018
Running your family office like a silicon valley startup.

Running your family office like a silicon valley startup.

Family offices have evolved from the mega-money-centric, often hidebound institutions of a bygone era (by…

Simple Team·August 10, 2018
On building modern and future-ready family offices

On building modern and future-ready family offices

The common misconception is that the family office asset management style only suits ultra-high-net-worth individuals…

Simple Team·July 27, 2018