11/25/2020
Family Office Association launches in Hong Kong
“It is against this background that FOAHK has been founded, with the vision to be the voice of family offices in Hong Kong,” said the association’s chairman, Chi Man Kwan.
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11/24/2020
MAI Capital Management Acquires Family Office
Acquisition of St. Louis-based firm enhances MAI’s service for wealthy families and business owner
11/24/2020
A Guide to Family Offices
An informative guide based upon the experiences of our award-winning family office team, it is designed to demystify family offices and act as a reference point for wealth professionals
11/23/2020
For Asia’s super-rich, Singapore family offices keep the wealth churning – but Hong Kong wants a piece of the pie too
James Dyson and the couple behind hotpot chain Haidilao are among those who have set up units in the city state to safeguard their family fortunes
11/20/2020
Family Offices Weigh Options for Optimizing CRE Allocations
A virtual event last week brought together ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family office staff/members and investors to discuss commercial real estate trends.
11/19/2020
Family offices brace for volatile post-election period
Asia's family offices believe market volatility will dominate the coming few months, amid a fractious US presidential transition and resurging Covid-19 cases across the world.
11/18/2020
Hong Kong rolls out red carpet to offer city as Asian family offices hub to manage the fortunes and investments of wealthy clans
Most of them are set up as limited partnerships, a business format enabled by a law passed in the local legislature in August
11/18/2020
Hong Kong rolls out red carpet to offer city as Asian family offices hub to manage the fortunes and investments of wealthy clans
As many as 50 licensed family offices are operating in the city, two months after the Securities and Futures Commission issued the first licensing guidelines for the industry
11/17/2020
2020 Top 10 Largest Family Office in the World
Sam Walton’s children Alice Walton, Jim Walton and S. Robson Walton are one of the wealthiest billionaires in the world with more than $60 billion of personal fortune each.
11/11/2020
The Single Family Office behind the Covid-19 Vaccine
Professor Sir John Bell, one of the UK Government’s scientific advisors went as far as suggesting; with some confidence, that the UK will return to normal by Spring.
11/05/2020
History In The Making: What Are The Trends Among Family Offices?
The U.S. played a significant role in the peace deal between the UAE and Israel.
11/03/2020
Business families globally face Complex, Shifting Tax Landscape, Increased Interest in Family Offices in Mainland China and Hong Kong, finds KPMG Analysis
Family members often don’t have the knowledge to work through governance, legal, tax and succession issues and, therefore are looking for outside expertise.
11/03/2020
Withers' William Kambas recognized as one of the world's top 100 most influential individuals to family enterprises
Withers has a host of top lawyers who deal with family enterprises, many of them family offices.
11/03/2020
Family offices are hiring like crazy for investment jobs
Many banks and asset managers are slowing hiring or laying off workers throughout the pandemic.
10/30/2020
U.S. megafund Fidelity targets Asian family offices wanting Bitcoin
It will promote Fidelity’s own custody services to attract clients.
10/28/2020
Family offices, ultra-high net worth individuals representing over $4.5 trillion in wealth discuss new business trends, opportunities in Dubai summit
Themed 'The Rise and Rise of Family Offices,’ the exclusive, invitation-only event features an action-packed agenda and a prestigious line-up of speakers.
10/22/2020
Challenges for Family Offices – and Five Reasons to Consider a Restructure
A FO will ideally want to remain agile and able to stay abreast of change from both within and outside of the family.
10/21/2020
What are family offices investing in?
In my experience, a family office manages its asset base based on knowledge and experience, and taking a risk-based approach to concentration risk.
10/20/2020
Role of a family office beyond investments
Family offices go above and beyond just managing a UHNI individual or family’s investment portfolio; their approach to wealth management has a much more personal and customized touch
10/19/2020
Are the days of family office boutiques numbered?
After Schroders acquired Sandaire last month, we examine whether smaller family offices are being squeezed out.