UBS’s Global Family Office Report 2019 has now been released, featuring insights gathered from surveying of 360 single and multi family offices globally. Below, we’ve extracted three of the most pertinent points for family office executives (i.e. Chief of Staff, Chief Investment Officer, CEO, Chief Operating...
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A range of forces - technological, generational and cultural - are effecting changes in family office recruitment in 2019. Below, we’ve assembled three of the key factors affecting family office executive search strategies for closer analysis: 1. Generational handovers Generational handovers are at the forefront of many private...
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The transfer of a family office from one generation to the next is evolving, driven in part by the increasing age of the generation-in-waiting, and in part by the gulf in investment priorities between family office principals and their children, with the younger generation showing...
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There is no place to hide in a family office for employees who can’t pull their weight – and for those hiring on behalf of family offices, finding the best possible person for a role is of paramount importance. Not only for their ability to...
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Insightful piece by Alex Wade who heads up Knightsbridge Wealth http://www.knightsbridgewealth.co.uk/ and the dramatic changes the Middle East has experienced from an investment perspective. From our view, it mirrors an increase in activity in the region particularly in relation to family office recruitment in the United Arab...
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The world’s richest families, disillusioned with traditional wealth management, are taking matters into their own hands. Lucy Loewenberg reports on the rise of the family office. In medieval times, royals appointed a steward who was responsible for managing their wealth, domestic staff and household affairs. This...
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What follows is a guide composed by Paul Avon and team as a primer on some of the core differences between single family offices and multi-family offices. Understanding these differences also highlights the value of specialist family office recruitment expertise when dentifying professionals suited to...
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Back in 2013, I wrote an article for STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) on family office recruitment market conditions. Fast forward to 2018 and I'd like to take another look. It is one of the first questions that I am asked by clients...
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Interesting article by Alex Wade who heads up Knightsbridge Wealth http://www.knightsbridgewealth.co.uk/ As someone who voted to remain in Europe, I take a less sanguine view on the effects of BREXIT particularly in relation to the amount of investment the UK has lost whilst we establish our...
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I came across thought provoking article: "Scrap the Job Interview" in "MoneyWeek" (18/11/16) recently - relevant for those recruiting in a family office context. I agree with some points - in particular assessing an individual on hard facts and demonstrable achievements rather than being overly influenced by a great interview style. However, for...
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