09/24/2014
Every family office is different and bespoke to the needs of the family it is serving. Some are focussed exclusively on managing the family’s investments or its concierge and travel needs. Others, including Bedell Family Office, provide professional
09/23/2014
Why European families are setting up in Asia
A growing number of European families are putting offices in Asia with a view to diversifying their asset base and investment exposure.
09/22/2014
Multi-family office group appoints new head of trust & fiduciary
Previously he was a director heading up the trust and fiduciary team for JTC Guernsey.
09/19/2014
Fortress Pays Executives for Expenses to Manage Fortunes
Fortress Investment Group LLC paid four of its top executives $63 million last year.
09/18/2014
Family businesses are mirroring changes in society in “blended family businesses”, according to a new report released by UK-based Families in Business, which include any family firm that has invited members of a second family into senior posit
09/18/2014
Family businesses are less likely to lay off staff than publicly-listed companies even during times of recession, according to a new study out of Michigan.
09/17/2014
How to win family office mandates
Collins added that trust was very important to families
09/11/2014
A group of 11 family offices has committed to invest $300 million in clean energy, infrastructure, agriculture and water.
09/10/2014
Today Hopkins & Carley provides a broad range of services to businesses and individuals, but the firm’s roots lie in tax
09/10/2014
KPMG research shows family-owned businesses are struggling to find external finance to fund investment.
09/09/2014
Nobody said it would be easy to build up a multifamily office, much less one with national aspirations, as the Forbes Family Trust is finding out -- the hard way.
09/08/2014
MAS mulls family office framework
It is believed that any potential framework would distinguish SFO's from multi-family offices (MFO's).
09/07/2014
Family office of Wipro's billionaire Chairman invests in Silicon Valley start-up
The family office has participated in a $106-million pre-IPO round led by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers in DataStax
09/05/2014
All financial advisers want direct, deeply personal relationships with wealthy families.
09/05/2014
Wealth Adviser: Getting Past the Guards at a Family Office
The rich, like everyone else, don’t like jargon and really don’t appreciate being made to feel stupid.
09/02/2014
How Accounting Firms Become Family Offices
These days many accounting services are considered commodities; there are more competitors vying for the same business with no discernible difference between offerings and consistent downward pressure on fees in order to attract new revenue.
08/29/2014
Private banks losing identity: MFO head
Asaf Berman, Singapore CEO of Swiss multi-family office Nutrimenta, talks about credit investing and why he thinks private banks are harder to deal with these days.
08/29/2014
'I am delighted that Savills has taken the opportunity to catch the initiative amongst its competitive peer group by launching this London-based Family Office Services business.'
08/19/2014
Many companies split stock – increasing the number of shares while reducing their individual value
08/19/2014
As Mumbai-based Waterfield Advisors builds a multi-family office with the backing of tech tycoons the Patni brothers, others are said to be making similar moves in India.