04/02/2012
Soros' son strikes out on his own
The two sources said Soros' son intends to set up his own family office
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04/02/2012
Israel's Family Office and Wealth Management Conference
Speakers include Ultra High Net Worth Family Members and Family Business Owners From Israel, Switzerland, England, Belgium and the US
03/29/2012
Geller appoints new chief investment officer
Former Caxton Executive Joins World-Class Family Office and Wealth Advisory Business
03/29/2012
Societe Generale Private Banking and Forbes Insights analyse global wealth and family ties
The study analyses over 1,200 of the world’s largest fortunes with a minimum net worth of 210 million US dollars, in 12 countries or regions: Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, the Middle East, Russia, Singapore, the United Ki
03/27/2012
First Capital of Switzerland Investment Bank Promotes Use of DIFC Trust Law
The Law also forms part of the legislation and service infrastructure at the DIFC designed to serve the needs of families, family business and family offices in the region and beyond.
03/22/2012
Family Office Builds Out Hedge Fund Business
Fairhills founder Edward Bronson will fund a portion of the seed investments, with the rest of the capital coming from outside investors.
03/21/2012
Silver Bridge Named as One of San Francisco's Top Wealth Advisors
Appoints New Client Advisor in Response to Growing Family Office Market
03/20/2012
Coutts reveals how family business owners can improve the odds of successful succession
The report is based on data provided by over 300 family businesses and identifies a number of characteristics of family businesses, the issues that they are faced with and the challenges created by family involvement.
03/20/2012
Rethinking the Wealth Management Model for Serving Asian Family Businesses
In most cases, family businesses seldom survive three generations — and firms in Asia are no different.
03/14/2012
Europe's Family Offices Looking To Invest In Hedge Funds
Family offices in Europe have cash and are not only willing to put it in hedge funds, they’re willing to place it with smaller managers.
03/09/2012
Former eBay family office partner behind property investment club
Under the new direct co-investing platform, Fore will find investments and carry out due diligence, as well as conduct negotiations.
03/09/2012
Family Office Exchange Executive to Speak on the Challenges of Shared Family Wealth
Nichols, who has conducted research and written extensively on the challenges unique to business-owning families, will discuss the ownership challenges of shared family wealth in her presentation "Understanding High Net Worth Clients."
03/08/2012
Threshold Group Creates Private Family Forum to Address the Human/Social Challenges of Wealth
The forum will be launched this fall with a private event for client families in Chicago, Illinois.
03/06/2012
Family Offices seek to re-shape the property market
A group called FORE - Family Office Real Estate - is to launch a platform through which family offices can invest together and directly in commercial real estate.
03/06/2012
Silver Bridge appoints family office entrepreneur
In addition to these duties, Mr. Fisher will serve as a Faculty Advisor for the Silver Bridge Institute, bringing educational content to families and family office professionals, and helping to support the expansion of the Silver Bridge Center for Family
02/28/2012
Grosvenor plans to raise $492m to invest in Japanese real estate
The new fund will finance about half of the assets with loans, a ratio that will allow it to buy as much as 100 billion yen of properties, he said.
02/28/2012
Al-Rajhi Group joins Pearl Initiative
The Pearl Initiative is a private sector-led, not-for-profit initiative set up in cooperation with the United Nations Office of Partnership.
02/21/2012
UBS Sees 25 Asia Family Office Clients This Year
UBS AG’s Global Family Office division aims to begin serving 25 clients in Asia this year, with assets of at least $200 million each, Amy Lo, managing director and head of ultra-high net worth, Asia-Pacific, told journalists in Singapore today.
02/16/2012
European family offices invest in India
Family offices in Europe are increasingly focusing on investment opportunities in India, in a bid to take advantage of the country’s rapid economic growth.
02/15/2012
Multi-Family Office Wins PAM Award For Best Client Service
The award, which recognizes the firm's achievements in the over $2.5bn category, honors those that have successfully served high-net-worth individuals and families in an increasingly complex economic and legislative environment.