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Opportunities & obstacles for African family offices
Africa marches to her own rhythm. Besides her unrivalled natural beauty, the continent is blessed with numerous natural resources and knowledge power. Despite these riches, even the wealthiest African cities are home to the greatest numbers of people living in poverty worldwide. The emergence of a healthy Family Office ecosystem remains lacklustre.
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Opportunities & obstacles for African family offices
ArticleAfrica marches to her own rhythm. Besides her unrivalled natural beauty, the continent is blessed...
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How Asian family businesses respond to four global challenges
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How to overcome technological stalemate in Australian family offices
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On building modern and future-ready family offices
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Why conscious ownership is critical for future-focused family enterprises.
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Emerging risks in the family office sector
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An introduction to emerging market investment in Eastern Europe
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Why emotional intelligence is the key to intergenerational succession
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Five reasons why Europe is the future of startup investing
ArticleEuropean startups have come a long way in the last 10 to 15 years. Back in the 1990s and 2000s,...
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From family business to business family
ArticleThe transition from a family business to a business family is not an easy one. Without a clear,...
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How service design can transform the family office structure
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What family offices should know before setting up in Singapore
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Why family offices should focus on 'soft' assets
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Genomics and epigenetics: new tools for promoting family legacy
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Made in Germany: five best practices of German family offices
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The unique governance challenge of mixed culture families
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5 lessons for family offices from HBO's Succession
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The ownership advantage
ArticleThe role of an owner in a family enterprise has shifted from that of previous years but remains key...
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Using life stages to professionalise the family business
ArticleMany businesses with humble beginnings have been able to weather change and grow into empires....
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How psychodynamics can drive better decision making in family businesses
ArticleA changing set of realities, norms and values are underway in the face of an accelerating climate...
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Running your family office like a silicon valley startup.
ArticleFamily offices have evolved from the mega-money-centric, often hidebound institutions of a bygone...
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Successful on and off the stock exchange – governance practices in family firms
ArticleThe stock exchange and family firms – two irreconcilable terms upon first glance. Going public...
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Legacy and succession planning trends and advice
ArticleOnly 3% of family-owned businesses survive until the fourth generation and beyond. There appears to...
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Swiss family offices and Sparks: what the SIX segment means
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What can tech startups teach family businesses about exits?
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The future of the family office wealth advisor
ArticleFamily offices come in many shapes and sizes, as do the advisors who serve them. Increased...
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How to gain a birds-eye view by understanding family office services
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What family offices can learn from the startup growth cycle
ArticleThough family offices vary in size and shape, every organization shares a common origin:...
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Women on board: enhancing leadership in family firms
ArticleOver the past 5-10 years, there has been an increasing focus on the importance of women in...
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