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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. Over the past 40 y...

As we move into a wealth 3.0 era, advisors will continue to navigate new and changing client needs. FOX’s annual Multi-Family Office and Wealth Advisor study provides insights into this changing world. Please enjoy a few sneak peek pages from the upcoming report, and make sure to register for the upcoming webcast as well.

The 2019 FOX Multi-Family Office and Wealth Advisor Benchmarking Study provides insights on the direction of the Ultra-Wealth business and can be used as an ongoing reference for you and your colleagues. Key insights in this year’s study include the following:Despite market volatility, revenues and sales grew briskly in 2018.Increasingly firms have...

A new FOX study, “Capturing Opportunity and Managing Risk in the Next Decade,” is now available for members who are interested in taking a proactive approach to risk management across the enterprise. Complexity and risk are inevitable consequences of building and perpetuating wealth. Therefore, the issue at stake for families of wealth is not risk ...

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 family wealth industry is at a strategic inflection point with a future that’s both bright and turbulent. Wealth professionals will face challenges driven by the rising complexity of the families they serve and the imperative to evolve quickly and serve a broader range of their clients’ needs and expectations. &nbsp...

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes a larger part of the national conversation, employers will need to assess and/or develop a vaccination policy and plan. Employer-driven vaccination programs require a thorough understanding of employment law, compliance, employee well-being and education. This e-book covers employment law considerations and explains ...

The State of the Art in Family Wealth Management is a great resource for those who need to better understand what it means to be an “enterprise family” and understand how to work within a Family Enterprise Framework. Inside you’ll find the big picture view of the work that families need to be prepared to do, where families need to focus their ...

A new era of family wealth has driven an explosive growth opportunity for providers and placed far greater demand on their resources. This webcast covers perspectives on the changing nature of demand among families of wealth, checks in on the health of the UHNW business, and discusses how firms balance growth and demand in this new era. Thomas P...

Although high-net-worth families and individuals recognize the importance of instituting formal family governance structures, doing so presents a complex task. For families who are committed to creating a flexible and durable system of governance, the benefits are lasting. Where To Begin Family governance need not be an...

The ultra-wealth business continues to perform well, but not without some growing pains. While advisors to families of wealth benefited from a strong rebound in the markets during 2020, for some firms costs are rising faster than revenue. Now that we are in the midst of a receding pandemic, what does this look back on 2020 tell us about how prepare...

FOX’s 2017 study on The Shifting Talent Paradigm: How Advisors Are Redesigning Their Talent Strategy can serve as a great resource for those seeking insights on what is changing the advisor labor market and how they can shape the best talent strategy for their firm. This report is organized into four sections:Executive SummaryThe Shifting Talent Pa...

How Clients, Employees and Pricing are Making an ImpactWe are entering a transformative period for the ultra-wealth business. It is driven by a tectonic shift of demographics that is leading to an enormous transfer of wealth, monetization of private businesses, and a new workforce that will define the future.By pairing findings from the 2018 FOX Mu...

This is the report of findings of the 2018 FOX Multi-Family Office and Wealth Advisor Study.The full report is only available to firms that participated in the study. If your firm participated, please contact your FOX Relationship Manager to obtain a copy of the report. The study represents FOX’s best and most current thinking on the direction...

Explosive wealth growth and escalating client demands are collectively impacting the course of the Ultra-High Net Worth business. ​This webcast will discuss some of the challenges presented by this shift in our industry. Will this new shift cause a meaningful departure from common past practices and spur the adoption of new ones? How prep...