Why should a family office use an external recruitment specialist?
An article examining family office recruitment, considerations and using an external recruitment expert....
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Family Offices in 2019: three key observations for SFO and MFO executives from the UBS Global Family Office Report
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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How the world’s wealthiest keep it in the family
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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Key differences between single family offices and multi-family offices in 2018
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. What is a single family office? A single family office (SFO) is a private company or similar entity which exists to fulfil...
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Commentary on Family Office Market Recruitment Conditions London/UK 2018
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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Interviewing in Family Office Recruitment
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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Comment on Family Office Article in “The Sunday Telegraph” 21/08/16
Interesting article regarding family offices . Some well made points regarding the definition of a family office which seems to appear on any company's website vaguely related to wealth management these days. Even the term "family office" needs further clarification and there is a distinction between...
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