Building a brand will give you a competitive edge in direct investing

Simple's Digital Marketing Manager, Bryan Smith, explains how service providers can leverage...

In our latest insight, we unpack how key innovations in technology are transforming fiduciary...

The intersection of family offices and innovation is both complex and crucial, framing a narrative...

A rights-based approach is a conscious and systematic integration of human rights and rights...

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

As family offices continued to grow steadily across the globe over the past decade, so did their...

Succession planning is often a thorny obstacle for families to overcome. Sensitive as all issues of...

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...

Today, women are still less inclined than men to invest. This gender inequality in finance is a...

In many high-net-worth families, the great wealth transition isn't happening quite as quickly as...

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

Like taxes, death is a certainty in life and it's important to understand that when the inevitable...

Some of the greatest wealth transfers are currently happening through inheritance. By viewing the...

While the increasing presence of technology has made some things significantly easier, there are...

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

Why have combustion engines become so unpopular, and why do we all think that electric vehicles are...

To cope with an uncertain and volatile world, visionary leadership is key to developing...

The more choice we have, the more vulnerable we are to their effects on our lives and happiness....

The ability to effect change is essential for individuals, families and their enterprises to...

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

By a general estimation, 90% of affluent families tend to lose a large portion of their wealth by...

Known as the family behind a behemoth entertainment and broadcast empire, the Murdochs appear as...

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

The secret to nurturing trust in your family office network starts by acknowledging that there are...

 Adopting an insightful process for valuing your possessions and valuables that can lead to more...

Wealth management within one lifespan is already challenging. Making sure that it will both last...

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

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

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

For businesses looking to engage in more responsible and ethical practices, pledging sustainability...

Within the family business industry, the mantra of ‘innovate or die’ is well-known. Many times...

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

Family offices today must embrace diversity, inclusion, and empowerment of women, if they are to...

As 2020 has shaken the world and with fundamental assumptions being challenged, many female leaders...

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

European startups have come a long way in the last 10 to 15 years. Back in the 1990s and 2000s,...

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

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...

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

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

The next generation today must influence a range of stakeholders if they are to be effective change...

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

For many family offices, succession is the most complex and significant challenge faced over the...

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

In this day and age, content is king. Brands in the 21st century have more cultural and social...

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

Financial institutions, once regarded as the cornerstones of business, are now facing unprecedented...

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

It would appear that some Family Offices are now showing a predilection for direct investing to...

Remaining relevant and competitive in a rapidly evolving marketplace is no mean feat. Whilst...

Globalisation, digital transformation and climate change have transformed the way we live, work and...

Gone are the days of the 'Five Forces Framework', the Four P’s of 'the Marketing Mix' and the...

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

Running a hotel is very much like running a big family. Every day there will be something new....

Many family businesses are born of the practice of merely "doing something," like tackling a...

In an exercise reminiscent of “If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?” imagine...

Family offices have evolved from the mega-money-centric, often hidebound institutions of a bygone...

The common misconception is that the family office asset management style only suits...

While most successful families consider heritage branding extremely beneficial, not everyone takes...