When it comes to families, reputation management involves much more than preparing for or responding to critical incidents. It is connected to the family’s values, history, and future aspirations. This article provides an overview of best practices families can institute to foster and safeguard their good name.
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The SEC and Cayman Islands Monetary Authority are establishing mechanisms for ongoing consultation, cooperation, and exchange of information related to the oversight of regulated entities that operate across national borders. Each agency intends to provide the other with assistance obtaining information that is needed to ensure compliance within the other regulatory agency’s jurisdiction.
Although the recent focus has been on public companies and the new requirement to obtain an independent opinion on internal control over financial reporting, this requirement has also brought to the forefront the importance of internal controls at nonpublic entities. Although not less important, internal controls for small companies and family offices offers challenges not encountered in the large company environment.
One private aviation solution that many family offices are discovering is fractional jet ownership. This solution offers owners the ability to enjoy many aircraft ownership benefits at a significantly lower cost of entry than full aircraft ownership. This is made possible by dividing the aircraft into smaller shares (fractions, beginning at one-sixteenth of the aircraft), giving individuals the option to buy the number of flight hours that best fits their needs.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission finalized several amendments to the registration and compliance requirements applicable to certain investment companies, including family offices. Family offices that trade futures contracts or even hire managers that include futures contracts in their portfolios would have to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The new regulatory requirements stemming from the passage of Dodd-Frank will certainly be a costly addition to the reporting framework of the alternative investment industry. However, this new era of heightened regulatory and compliance procedures also brings the potential benefits of financial stability and investor protection.
In this 2011 FOX Fall Forum session, key lobbyists and attorneys shared how the new SEC regulations apply to single family offices and outline options for offices that do not qualify for exemption.
The speakers in this 2011 FOX Fall Forum session examine different approaches for compensating key staff members, with an emphasis on long-term, deferred structures.