Operations

By understanding the origin of a multi-family office, clients can gain some unique insight into the...

The collapse of Archegos Capital Management heightened calls for regulation of an untamed industry...

As global wealth continues to rise, many are seeking a customised solution outside of traditional...

Every family office is looking for ways to safeguard its future, but what will set the next...

Technology is crucial for family offices in order to automate and optimise data, which can help...

Fiduciary holding structures can be useful to wealthy families. Here’s a brief overview of these...

Using the right kind of family office report can help streamline decision-making. We’ve rounded...

The 14th SDG, as set out by the UN, aims to conserve and encourage the sustainable use of the...

Creating multi-generational wealth isn't only about finances and investments to last across...

As family offices become more comfortable with digital business transactions, advisers are...

Trusts in common law countries are commonly used as a tool for private wealth structuring and...

The second year of a pandemic has meant shifting from survival mode to re-establishing a new...

Preparing the next generation to take over the family business requires some thought, but it...

Interdependence, where there is mutual reliance on other family members, signifies that there is an...

A successful family is measured by more than its wealth. Following three simple guiding principles...

While operational involvement in a family business has declined in some cases, there's been an...

SIX recently introduced Sparks, a new SME-focused segment on the stock exchange that appeals to...

The hardest part of dealing with death is realising that all you have are memories of yesterday and...

Conflict and turbulence within a family – and a family business – are nothing new. If not...

In 2020, the costs of running a family office rose, with most of these attributed to staffing and...

It has been 32 years since the transition began in post-communist countries. Despite this...

In order to transition their enterprises beyond generations, family businesses must embrace what is...

Most families have an anchor, often identified as a matriarchal or patriarchal figure. A dominant...

Globalisation has seen the world become a global village. In this global village, a new complexity...

Family offices come in many shapes and sizes, as do the advisors who serve them. Increased...

The stock exchange and family firms – two irreconcilable terms upon first glance. Going public...

The need for privacy and more control over wealth and assets has seen the number of family offices...

What made family offices in Germany successful and how are they resetting for the new normal? We...

Imagine a seemingly healthy 35-year-old family member assumes the CEO position of a core global...

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

Singapore might be the answer for many Western family offices looking to bridge family values and...

Over the past 5-10 years, there has been an increasing focus on the importance of women in...

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

A changing set of realities, norms and values are underway in the face of an accelerating climate...

Though the family office market in Australia continues to go from strength to strength, it is a...

Intergenerational succession represents a significant challenge to family business. Though a common...

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

Many businesses with humble beginnings have been able to weather change and grow into empires....

Although certain business challenges are universal to family offices across the globe, the way in...

The transition from a family business to a business family is not an easy one. Without a clear,...

HBO’s mega-series Succession follows the decaying empire of a dysfunctional media family - a...

Only 3% of family-owned businesses survive until the fourth generation and beyond. There appears to...

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

The Mitsubishi model of a company built to last the ages still exists, but with the advent of the...