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During and post pandemic affluent consumers of all generations will work remotely more often, enabling them to become more digital, and generating more personal data, than ever before. Milton Pedraza, Luxury Institute CEO, shared insights and recommendations on how human emotional intelligence optimized with innovations in advanced personalization ...

In this keynote session, a tenured wealth management chief technology officer addressed the widening gap between ultra-wealthy clients’ expectations and the actual value delivered. We discussed how firms successfully innovate and work differently to adapt to evolving client needs and will provide insights from our family office membership. Addition...

Trusts are often used for tax efficient wealth transfer and liability protection. In exchange for these benefits, however, trusts create certain obligations. Rooted in ancient times, the rules governing trusts are not always intuitive. Understanding their genesis can help us better understand the roles and responsibilities they create and how ...

The family office of the next decade will have the opportunity to offer a broader array of services for their family clients – from financial health, personal health and security, lifestyle management, property management, business management to risk management across all these dimensions. The talent transformation will be a critical challenge – re...

A trustee of family trusts must understand the legal duties and deliver them with a keen appreciation of family dynamics. We will discuss the range of trustee and beneficiary responsibilities as well as practical tips for making the trustee-beneficiary relationship work effectively. Members will share their experiences as trustees.Katherine Dunlevi...

What does it mean to be an engaged and responsible beneficiary? We will explore the roles and responsibilities of a trustee, and learn from a father-daughter team about how they make the trustee-beneficiary relationship work. We will understand the roles each party plays and how to effectively approach trust-related communications.Robert Hammett, V...

The traditional nuclear family is no longer the presumption. With multiple demographic trends including samesex marriages, blended families, and cohabitation alongside different paths to parenthood, including adoption and assisted reproductive technologies, there are numerous estate planning challenges that ultra-...

There are a myriad of cybersecurity issues facing families and family offices in today’s complex private wealth environment. While some of the challenges may seem unavoidable, families may unintentionally put themselves at risk because the complexity of family office activities and the potential impact of external factors aren’t proacti...

In what is frequently our most popular Forum session, experts will share the latest income tax and transfer tax developments that family office executives need to watch for in 2017 and beyond. Our speakers will comment on the possible significant tax law changes on the horizon, including any specific tax bills that are proposed by the time of...