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Single-Family Offices Can Now Serve Former In-Laws

Feb 17, 2015
The SEC has expanded the definition of “family” in single-family offices.The January 2015 ruling, which was an update to a previous SEC ruling we cove...

How Millennials Really Want to Communicate with Advisors

Feb 09, 2015
When you think of Millennials, one of the first images that likely comes to mind is a group of young adults, all standing around in a circle... lookin...

How Family Offices Change Over Time

Jan 26, 2015
Families change, grow and evolve from one generation to the next. So do family offices.While family offices are first formed to serve the needs of the...

A Benchmark Unlike Any Other

Jan 12, 2015
Every January, we launch our annual Global Investment Survey to find out how FOX members fared in the markets, and what changes they’re planning for t...

Family Offices Clear One More Regulatory Hurdle

Dec 08, 2014
A third shoe has fallen. Family offices have now cleared three hurdles in the regulatory actions considered as a result of the Dodd-Frank repeal...

Starting a Single-family Office--Not Just By the Numbers

Dec 05, 2014
Forming a single-family office is a natural progression for many families of wealth. When a family is transitioning from operating a business to manag...

The Growing Pains of Wealth Management: How to Attract Larger Clients without Sacrificing Profitability

Nov 24, 2014
In September, the FOX Wealth Advisor Council convened in New York to discuss the latest FOX research, benchmarking and best practices for advisors ser...

How Families May Uncover the True Essence of a Wealth Advisor

Nov 24, 2014
A frustration we often hear from families is that wealth management firms all sound the same. No firm can be all things to all families. The sooner in...

Engaging the Next Generation with the Family Foundation

Nov 17, 2014
Our Family Office Exchange Senior Management Council met recently to discuss ways to engage the rising generation in the family office. The...

A True Gift for the Holidays

Nov 11, 2014
With toy catalogues in the mailbox and Thanksgiving right around the corner, I’ve been finding myself thinking a lot lately about the gifts we give to...