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Commercial property set to rise
The economic forecast for the commercial property market is clearing, says Standard Life Investments’ investment director Andrew Jackson.
“Any ex-UBS banker these days starting up their own shop is calling themselves a family office,” says Reyl Private Office director Pierre Condamin-Gerbier, discussing the question of the optimum structure...
There are a number of different structures that can be used to manage a family’s wealth, but the most important requirement is adequate succession planning.
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Inside story of family offices
Duncan Straughen, director of Wates Family Office, was recruited to work closely with family members to help create the infrastructure and support needed for an actively engaged owners group. The family was just completing a transfer of ownership between...
Outsourcing dilemma
Family offices come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Not all are called ‘family offices’ and not all are designed to meet every need of a family.
Entrepreneurial spirit drives success
Family offices are looking to become more business-like with greater emphasis on investment and administration and less on the family itself. This is just one of the findings revealed in a benchmark report based on surveys of a wide range of family offices...
Changing times for diverse family
A family that began in the early 1900s faced moving into the new century with an expanded and diverse family where the present generation needed to take control and start planning for the next.
Wary about hedge funds
The German marketplace and government has not been particularly welcoming to hedge funds. Many are seen as a disruptive and negative influence on German companies. Nevertheless, some funds are keen to tap into the significant investor base one of the...
New blood
Single-family offices are undergoing drastic remodelling to emerge in the image of the younger generation who now controls them. The next generation of family office leaders is making major operational changes, reports Margie Lindsay.
ETFs in Latin America
In the first five months of 2009, the Latin American exchange-traded funds (ETFs) industry had 11 locally domiciled ETFs, 174 exchange listings and assets of $7.47 billion from two providers on two exchanges.
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