06/07/2015
When it comes to selecting investments – especially hedge funds, private equity funds and investment banking deals – single-family offices are looking for top-flight expertise.
06/07/2015
As single-family offices become increasingly institutionalized, many are critically evaluating their operations and performance. Their intent is to eliminate impediments to success as they attain better results while mitigating costs.
06/04/2015
Oil and shipping billionaire appoints new head of his family office
"we will now build a strong structure and develop a small group of highly qualified investment professionals managing our family’s financial and industrial assets in an e
06/04/2015
Single-family offices are confronting change
The next generation inspires an upgrade and reinvention of roles and responsibilities
06/04/2015
Family Office expands leadership team
The decision reflects the depth of opportunities in the state and a commitment to bringing in the right level of talent to lead these strategic markets.
06/03/2015
Report findings are based on in-depth interviews with family offices, high-net-worth individuals and philanthropy advisors
06/03/2015
The explosion in private wealth in Asia is fostering the growth of single-family offices. This, combined with the “best practices” of single-family offices throughout the world, will result in many Asian single-family offices becoming high fun
06/02/2015
How Investment Professionals Can Access Single-Family Offices
Not surprisingly, the great majority of investment managers are introduced to single-family offices
06/01/2015
Just What You Are Looking For?—Family Office Direct Investing in Search Funds By Raam S. Jani and Jake Townsend
Family offices are increasingly taking note of “search funds” as a private equity investment alternative within the broader private equity investment class.
06/01/2015
Considerations When Serving as a Family-Designated Director By Raam S. Jani and Jake Townsend
A family office or family investment fund making a direct investment in a company often gets the ability to designate one or more directors to the company’s board of directors.
06/01/2015
Just What You Are Looking For?—Family Office Direct Investing in Search Funds
If family offices decide not to invest at the search phase, a second investment opportunity arises
06/01/2015
Family offices are increasing demand for a technology solution that blends trading and back office management, IRESS managing director of Australia and New Zealand financial markets Kirsty Gross revealed.
05/29/2015
A search fund, however, offers family office investors a unique bridge between investing in a traditional private equity fund and a direct investing strategy.
05/28/2015
Asian family offices are at a nascent stage of development; while they are keen to progress, there are clear philosophies they don’t see the need to change.
05/26/2015
Peter Scanlon wants to help other members of the BRW Rich List be as successful as he has been as an investor
05/26/2015
With the boom in private wealth, there is an accompanying boom in the creation of single-family offices
05/26/2015
By aiming at these new pools of wealth, private equity is looking to reduce its reliance on state and corporate pension plans
05/14/2015
For many successful entrepreneurs this runs counter to their DNA
05/12/2015
John Thaler, founder of JAT Capital, is returning client money to turn his $1.7 billion hedge fund firm into a family office
05/06/2015
Munich based real estate family office sells Sydney asset
Said that it had increased its Asia Pacific investment portfolio. The real estate firm is currently managing an Asia Pacific and European portfolio of over $2.5 billion.