The news & views section contains commentary and analysis on family offices, trust & fiduciary markets, and recruitment trends affecting the sector. The articles reflect the perspective of True House Partners on developments shaping family office governance, structures and talent strategy.
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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Yes, I was a bit surprised when I read this as well. The above headline was taken from a piece on the BBC website which refers to some research by Dr. Luna Glucksberg from the London School of Economics. The full piece can be found by clicking...
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Compelling article below regarding the growth of family offices. The author argues that the conditions of the recent financial crisis provided a catalyst. "Since the first industrial revolution, man’s ingenuity to create wealth has been unlimited. Apart from periods of war, since the late 1700s with...
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As a firm remainer in the recent EU referendum I thought I would challenge myself and attend a Spectator Event last night optimistically entitled: "How to make BREXIT a success" I'm glad I went. It was a calm, rational, and balanced debate without all the normal hyperbole...
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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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