This seminar will begin with trends discovered from FOX’s biennial family office benchmarking survey and will be supported by family office case studies to bring several of the trends to life. The case studies will be used to illustrate a variety of best practices and strategies that were identified in the survey. Josh Kanter, President, Chicago...
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Panelists will discuss philanthropic shifts happening with families and the advisor role in facilitating the planning. One advisor will tell their story of how they listen to the needs of families and support their client’s process toward achieving their philanthropic vision. Attendees will gain insight about evolving family philanthropy stra...
Impact investing continues to garner increasing attention in the financial media and amongst the investing community. While generating shared consensus and arriving at the decision to invest in line with your family values is a great accomplishment, many families face challenges when it comes to moving beyond conversations and formulating an actual...
This series covers industry sector dynamics in three parts:Part 1: Working the Plan – City Capital Venture’s seasoned deal team, Dan Kipp and Allen Tibshrany will explore the critical steps necessary to ensure success in the first 18 months post-investment, including guidance on governance, transparency and reporting.Part 2: Unlocking o...
Change is never easy, especially with the challenge of mainstreaming impact investing. But when change is fun, it is easier for those faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges to begin to see opportunities. For the past three years in Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has designed and implemented elaborate and highly competitive interactio...
Family member and private investor Oakleigh Thorne will be part of an interactive discussion through the use of a moderator regarding his investment approach since the sale of his family’s business, Commerce Clearing House, 20 years ago. He will share the lessons he has learned in the process and also talk about his experiences as a diversifi...
Today’s families of wealth are increasingly focused on aligning their dollars with their values. The question often is, “Why not deploy our capital to achieve financial return and social/environmental good?” Some view this as abandoning traditional investing. In truth, it’s an evolution of ideals that always have been part of many families’ investm...
Sophisticated families are looking for new ways to positively affect their communities and the world. Learn the innovative approaches of six families achieving lasting impact in our world.
The biennial 2022 Compensation and Benefits Report is designed to help family office board members and executives assess the office’s compensation plan. The report highlights key family office compensation and benefits areas, and provides invaluable perspective on your office’s plan relative to your peers. This year’s survey was, once again, dev...
Families are becoming more complex, but a shared family vision and strategy are becoming easier to define. Business-centric families are becoming enterprise-centric and risk assessment is more sophisticated. Having impact in the future will require new strategies and new ways of thinking. The Family Office of old will need to make substantial adjus...
The tremendous surge in wealth has made it more challenging to establish a sustainable and successful family office, as revealed in the 2023 FOX Family Office Benchmarking Study. However, this research brief shows that a sustainable family office can be within reach when there is thoughtful planning that incorporates three key ingredients...
Your fellow FOX members have contributed these philanthropic planning tools and samples. Please note that these samples have been provided for illustrative purposes only, and may not represent the latest versions at the organizations listed. If you have developed sample planning tools, templates, or practices that you think will be of interest t...
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 posit...
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 posit...