01/27/2021
International Federation of Family Offices launches to support global family office ecosystem
It was following this last meeting that AFFO and the AIFO decided to jointly create a federation to bring together the existing family office associations of each country, with over 50 family offices as members.
01/26/2021
Economic developments in Asia present investment opportunities and current high valuations may be "an accident waiting to happen", say investors.
01/26/2021
Recognising the trajectory and opportunity presented by the evolving ecosystem, Liquefy Ventures will collaborate with its clients on strategic initiatives and invest in projects that are the backbone of the next-generational financial infrastructure.
01/25/2021
For many years, AFFO has been meeting with its foreign counterparts in order to better understand the way in which they operate and the specific characteristics of the family offices in each country.
01/20/2021
The concept of a product having a life cycle was theorised in the mid-1960s by Raymond Vernon and has since passed into standard economic theory as one of the bedrocks of modern marketing.
01/20/2021
Since expertise is a given, not a differentiator, in the Middle East the starting point has to be investment in a meaningful relationship with the family.
01/18/2021
Family offices in Europe and Switzerland are doing well – and they play a not insignificant economic role thanks to the volume of their investments. In Switzerland, five family offices stand out among active investors.
01/14/2021
This pandemic poses a different risk, and a realisation of vulnerability has certainly made some of our clients re-assess their priorities.
01/12/2021
Advisors and investors can use the models and pools to simplify the creation and management of diversified alternative investment portfolios.
01/11/2021
By talking in this manner the family squabbles are less likely to arise and the business of family wealth will remain the featured event.
01/10/2021
The tribunal case also highlights the importance of careful planning while implementing trust and asset holding structures in a transparent world where information is automatically exchanged between countries.
01/08/2021
BlackRock’s first deep-dive into trends finds resilience as a common theme but with many looking to the future.
01/07/2021
Despite the initial deflationary shock to markets from the Covid-19 crisis, Family Offices are wary of the impact of the extraordinary fiscal and monetary stimulus injected into the global economy and view inflation as a significant medium-term risk.
01/06/2021
Family offices aim to boost allocations in wake of pandemic
01/04/2021
This is the 9th consecutive selection of Mack International on the shortlist in the category of Best Business Consulting Firm for Family Offices.
12/31/2020
In 2020, the family office of Timeless Investment Management Co., Ltd. has continued to expand, and it has established branches in Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.
12/23/2020
This higher allocation to public equities may have driven better returns for pension funds in recent years.
12/17/2020
An ideal location in uncertain times for a family office
The prolonged period of inactivity has also given families the opportunity to consider difficult issues around family governance.
12/16/2020
IQ-EQ Roundtable Insights
Over a similar time period, as family wealth has grown, so too has the job of managing those assets.
12/16/2020
In conversation with Matthew Braithwaite, Co-Chair of STEP’s Business Families Special Interest Group and Partner at Wedlake Bell, our UK Director, Robert Moore, discovers more about family offices and their ESG investment strategies.