Finance
The embedded family office, what is it and how many are there?
They are more common than many think, proving a headache for finance departments and wealth managers…
WealthSpike: All those stressed free people working for family officers
But they also come with their own set of unique stresses
Criminals are targeting family offices because that’s where the money is
Tens of millions of dollars are being fraudulently taken from family offices
A royal family office
These royals actually manage their money - and are more than qualified to do so
Family offices are squeezing private equity firms on deals and funds
PE funds are having to work much harder to attract the money of the ultra-high net worth as they want…
A single-family office that employs 1,000 people
Just think of the wage bill...and it plans to hire more
Are family offices really putting more money into private equity funds?
Family offices have often expressed annoyance with the fees charged by private equity fund managers.
Where is the family in Swiss banking?
Squeezed by regulatory and competitive pressures, the number of banks in the country has fallen by more…
Five family investment themes for the year ahead
Always remember there are plenty of "unknown unknowns"...
What exactly is a private investment partnership?
Given a hedge fund manager has used a PIP to convert to a family office-like structure, are they about…
Are family offices stingy?
CEOs of family offices earn much less than their counterparts in the corporate world
Family offices avoid the big financial centres
Bad Hamburg, a small suburb of Frankfurt, is probably the world's capital for single-family offices from…
Can you make a fortune from family business funds? No
A number of fund managers are targeting investors with family business funds, but their performance has…