This session will explore the transformation of an investment office into a fully integrated family office over the past decade. Attendees will gain insights into how progress is measured through ten key performance metrics developed over the years, supported by real data and analysis. The session will also highlight a compelling case study of a multi-generational investment in Ballyfin, a meticulously restored 200-year-old estate turned Michelin-starred resort in Ireland—demonstrating the intersection of legacy, vision, and precision in long-term family investments.
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Strategies for Modernizing the Family Office
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The professionalization of the family office is a continual trend that has been gaining momentum with the rising tide of data, new technology, and increased expectations. The shift is a natural evolution—one that strengthens the family office’s ability to sustain and grow wealth across generations. By leveraging institutional-grade investment practices and operational guidelines, learn what actions you can take that will do the most to facilitate the successful evolution and modernization of family offices.
Does My Family Need a Family Office?
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For centuries, sophisticated families with significant resources have used a formalized family office structure to manage their assets. Additionally, family offices have become increasingly popular as more and more families have amassed resources. Along with that trend, the complexity of the investment landscape and the range of issues and responsibilities associated with significant wealth has grown—including risk management, governance, and cybersecurity.
With the participation of 150 unique family offices, this biennial and comprehensive report is designed to assist family office board members and executives in evaluating their compensation plans. Developed in collaboration with Grant Thornton, the report is divided into three main sections: governance structures, staff benefits, and detailed position compensation. Together, it offers valuable insights into the compensation and benefits landscape within family offices, providing a benchmark against peers.
With a focus on talent, this Executive Summary is designed to assist family office board members and executives in evaluating their compensation plans. Developed in collaboration with Grant Thornton, the report identifies several strategies that collectively aim to make family offices more attractive to current and potential employees.
Family Office Recruitment: Issues & Challenges
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Hiring successfully for a Family Office is not an easy task, not when there are unique issues and challenges.
2024 FOX Foresight: Future of the Family Office
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We are in a period of extraordinary wealth creation and accumulation that is driving the need for more family offices and expanding the breadth and depth of services that support the important work and collective well-being of the family. It’s about the sustainability of the family office and preparing it for the long run. With the future of the family office in mind, there are three best practices that lay the foundation for sustainability that all family offices should closely examine and adopt in a way that best suits their family.
Is Your Family Office Reaching Its Full Potential?
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Family offices continue to be the preferred way for ultra-high net worth individuals and families to manage assets and to support the goals and legacy of their family. But with more than 14,000 family offices across the globe facing new challenges and complexities, raising concerns about whether their operating model is providing the transparency and efficiency needed to be successful today while being flexible for tomorrow.
The dramatic growth of the family office industry in the 1980s was sparked by new liquidity running through hundreds of business-owning families. In an effort to preserve and expand their wealth, they needed a professional financial office so they could focus on broadening their business endeavors or living unencumbered lives.
Role definition and preparation is a common challenge for families looking to integrate rising family members into the enterprise. Solving this challenge leads to higher rising gen participation and increased in-law engagement within the family. Using competency-based assessments, families can predict the success of family members in specific roles within the enterprise. Join this session to learn how to shift from forced succession to agreed-upon continuity by embracing the natural behaviors and strengths of family members at all ages.