Many successful family-owned businesses are managing embedded family offices within their existing operations to maximize the benefits and opportunities gained from the unique structure. But in time, the needs of both the business and the family shift for various reasons that include the family growing and earlier generations transitioning out of the business. If you aim to run a best-in-class, well-functioning family office while also operating a family-owned business, consider these best practices and related emerging trends.
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People are critical to a family office’s long-term success. However, recruiting top talent continues to be a great challenge when there’s a shortage of top talent in a tight labor market. Compounding the problem, many family offices lack robust training and development plans to prepare next-generation family members and existing employees to step into key roles. As capability needs evolve, updating role descriptions for employee recruitment is key. Intentional skill development, career pathing, and creative compensation can help retain top talent.
Effective tax and wealth planning can be a challenge, especially when there is a possible recession, elevated inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical strife. With this guide, you have the planning information and resources to help you make the right moves to plan for your family’s future and manage your wealth. In addition to insights on a myriad of tax issues and policies, this guide also covers topics related to setting up and maintaining a family office, charitable giving, crossing U.S.
Organizations can fuel growth by planning for their specific human capital training and talent development needs. In this conversation on human capital, get to know the key considerations for companies to successfully align their human capital strategies with business objectives. Learn the importance of aligning talent development plans with future business needs, focusing on roles of the future. And see how workforce planning, automation, virtualization, and hybrid work environments can optimize capabilities and support future organizational growth.
Wealth advisors continue to experience rapid growth, which on its face is positive – but firms can get into trouble if growth is not properly managed. Join a panel of experienced wealth advisors explaining the ins and outs of effectively managing growth. Topics discussed include identifying the right clients for your business, creating efficiencies and processes that make growth more manageable, creating the right training for employees, how to analyze client profitability, and more.
In today’s environment, it’s crucial for a company to have a compliance management system (a CMS) to manage risks associated with changing product and service offerings and also helps manage new regulations that are enacted to address developments in the marketplace. In this podcast, Consumer Protection attorney Anthony DiResta identifies the three main components of a CMS: board/management oversight, an effective compliance/monitoring program, and an audit system. Mr.
Cyber threats and fraud schemes are designed to infiltrate and compromise your business. By using this cybersecurity resource guide and taking proactive actions to prevent cyber threats, you can strengthen your defensive strategy. This guide includes: Cyber Fraud Overview Recommendations and Resources Quick Reference Guide for Employees Cybersecurity Checklist
With more business families going global, it’s imperative that family businesses consider the tax implications as well as the business and personal factors when planning a family business transfer. In this report, KPMG offers two case studies on taxing family business transfers and the significant disparities between tax regimes. The report also compares the vastly different tax implications of transferring the family business through gifting during the owner’s lifetime (including on retirement) and through inheritance across 57 countries, territories, and jurisdictions worldwide.
In today’s global economy, more companies than ever have employees in numerous countries, often relying on a mobile global workforce to expand into new markets and meet strategic and operational needs. This updated Global Employer Guide includes basic outlines of employment requirements in nearly 20 countries in a concise table format that allows easy comparison from country to country.
The transition from 2022 to 2023 has been met with significant economic challenges, leaving employers to contemplate and prepare for workforce reductions. This guide provides a quick access to the Terminations of Employment sections from the Global Employer Guide 2023 where you will find additional employment policies across nearly 20 countries.