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FOX Technology Resource Partners act as both core and peripheral services and solutions for the community and membership including families, family offices, operating companies, and advisor organizations. FOX hosts a monthly meeting comprised of different thought leader specialists whose focus is in the areas of technology including software, data ...

It’s no secret the UHNW world is facing a myriad of talent challenges, from increased outsourcing to designing competitive incentive and compensation programs, to convincing the family that the office needs more staff. Join a panel of trusted family office advisors with deep family office HR experience as they address these often-nuanced situations...

Many family offices choose to outsource services for a variety of reasons, including their inability to hire in-house staff for all areas of service. For insights on managing outsourced services, this session features panelists with family office outsourcing experience in functions like tax compliance, payroll, human resources, bill pay, and more. ...

It’s no secret the investment world has changed, causing many family offices to re-evaluate the way they invest. During this session, FOX members will share the process they went through to reorganize their investment function. They’ll explain how they managed the restructuring of investment governance, outsourced relationships, underlying portfoli...

A well-defined governance system is what drives a strategy for portfolio investments—all the while increasing a family’s ability to formulate its goals and policies, make decisions, and perform an oversight function. This paper can help families in the development of their own decision-making framework and focuses on three core building blocks...

The Family Office 5.0 model is changing how advisors deliver services. Strategic partnerships can help family office service providers better focus on delivering core value-added offerings. A roadmap toward that goal will help you meet the evolving needs of family offices and provide best-in-class services.

If you find your family office or growing business suffering from a lack of support in the technology department, then you may benefit from outsourcing IT. While some struggle to find room in the budget to add support staff, there are others continually adding staff only to realize they are unable to keep up with demand. An alternative to those iss...

In today’s investment environment, family offices require full investment capabilities to achieve the returns required by wealth owners. As there are many non-investment activities happening in a family office setting, the build or outsource approach to investment resourcing should include saving on both the costs and time associated with running a...

A dynamic portfolio can help address a number of investment challenges that families of wealth face, including varying multigenerational preferences, unique tax considerations, domicile requirements, and specific beneficiary needs. Yet there is also such a thing as overcomplexity, which can waste time, cause confusion, decrease potential returns, a...

The traditional 60/40 portfolio—a mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds—is suffering through one of its worst periods in history. Although the demise of the 60/40 portfolio has been predicted before, investors may now face a new regime of high inflation and rising correlations between equities and fixed incomes. For investors in hard-hit 60/40 portfolios...

For an investment committee to be effective, there must be a written committee charter that will help guide and add value to a portfolio. Following five core elements tailored to fit any family’s circumstance, this sample investment committee charter serves as a strong foundation for short- and long-term investment success.

At some point, your family wealth may be so complex, or a significant transition happens that starts a process to form an independent family office outside of the business. Whatever the reason, separating family wealth management from the business should be considered an evolutionary process and starts with your family gaining consensus to establis...

The expectations of an economic soft landing and favorable equity market in both 2023 and 2024 were possible due to the positive underpinnings of a healthy labor market, falling inflation, and a Fed pivot to rate cutting. In 2025, however, expectations are higher, policy shifts are underway, and several new factors that include tariffs, trade wars,...

As companies and service organizations increasingly use third-party service for outsourced services, there is more demand for a detailed understanding of the processes and controls of these third-party service providers. To show they have the right processes and internal controls in place, it’s crucial to provide a System and Organization Controls ...