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Is it Time to Move Family Office IT to the Cloud?

Aug 6, 2015
In the not too distant past, if you were in IT and had virtualization skills, you probably thought your future as ...

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Jun 8, 2015

Cybersecurity Basics in the Family Office

May 7, 2015
For many family offices—especially the smaller ones—the thought of spending tens of thousands of dollars on one ke...

Why Profits are Soaring at Top Multi-Family Offices and Wealth Advisor Firms

Apr 24, 2015
Multi-family offices and wealth advisors are enjoying growing profitability—and revenue.

The Two Features in Family Offices with Top Investment Returns

Apr 17, 2015
There’s a strong correlation between family offices’ investment performance and reliance on a CIO and investment c...

Leaders Are Taught, Not Born

Apr 6, 2015
Leadership is an integral part of a wealth advisor’s everyday responsibilities as someone responsible for providin...

How the Cloud has Transformed Technology in the Family Office

Mar 20, 2015
There has been a paradigm shift in family office technology.

Benchmarking: Family Unity Through Philanthropy

Mar 6, 2015
An impressive 79% of families say they have at least one family foundation. 

Single-Family Offices Can Now Serve Former In-Laws

Feb 17, 2015
The SEC has expanded the definition of “family” in single-family offices.

Single-Family Offices Can Now Serve Former In-Laws

Feb 17, 2015
The SEC has expanded the definition of “family” in single-family offices.

How Family Offices Change Over Time

Jan 26, 2015
Families change, grow and evolve from one generation to the next. So do family offices.

A Benchmark Unlike Any Other

Jan 12, 2015

FOX members have access to the most benchmark in the investment business: the performance of other family offices. That is one of the benefits of participating in the annual FOX Global Investment Survey.

Family Offices Clear One More Regulatory Hurdle

Dec 8, 2014

Family offices have now cleared three hurdles in the regulatory actions considered as a result of the Dodd-Frank repeal of the SEC’s old system for exempting family offices from regulation. If they fulfill three basic qualifications established by the SEC, they can avoid registering as investment advisors with the SEC and avoid registering as a commodity pool operator (CDO) and a commodity trading advisor (CTA) with the CFTC.

The Growing Pains of Wealth Management: How to Attract Larger Clients without Sacrificing Profitability

Nov 24, 2014
In September, the FOX Wealth Advisor Council convened in New York to discuss the latest FOX research, benchmarking...

How Families May Uncover the True Essence of a Wealth Advisor

Nov 24, 2014
A frustration we often hear from families is that wealth management firms all sound the same. No firm can be all t...

Family Offices Can Now Serve In-laws

Jul 17, 2014
In a very encouraging development, the SEC has indicated that they intend to grant exemptions from the strict definition of “family” in the Family Office Rule to...

Four Reasons the Private Family Trust Company Market is Growing

Jul 7, 2014
A notable trend in recent years has been the increasing popularity of private family trust companies (PFTCs). This...

Infographic: The Private Wealth Management Supporting Cast

Jun 10, 2014
The Private Wealth Management Survey is conducted annually by FOX and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and samples alumni of Chicago Booth’s Pr...