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We hope you and your families are safe and healthy as we navigate this challenging time together. FOX stands ready to help you. As place to start, our Crisis Checklist for the Family Office identifies critical issues and actions your office may need to consider.
Given this period of uncertainty, we are re-releasing two chapters on Managing Uncertainty and Risks in the Enterprise from the 2019 FOX Foresight.
Revised Feb 2020Originally Published in 2014 -- As the scope of a business-owning family’s activities expand and the family grows across generations, the organic shift from a business-centric family to a family-centric enterprise or “family enterprise” begins. The family is faced with the issue of how to preserve the family wealth and well-being beyond the first generation.
A new FOX study, “Capturing Opportunity and Managing Risk in the Next Decade,” is now available for members who are interested in taking a proactive approach to risk management across the enterprise. Complexity and risk are inevitable consequences of building and perpetuating wealth. Therefore, the issue at stake for families of wealth is not risk avoidance, but rather, risk management. Well-managed risk presents opportunities, but it takes a team operating as trusted partners to sort through the range of risks, helping families make the best decisions.
The 2019 FOX Multi-Family Office and Wealth Advisor Benchmarking Study provides insights on the direction of the Ultra-Wealth business and can be used as an ongoing reference for you and your colleagues. Key insights in this year’s study include the following:
Once a family recognizes they own and manage a complex range of endeavors, the family leaders need to look strategically across the enterprise at where opportunities and risks exist. They should then assess where the opportunities and risks exist and how to allocate capital to the best alternatives.
We hear a lot today about the cybersecurity risks we face but to protect our families, it’s crucial not to forget the importance of effectively managing personal and physical security.
Family offices are forging ahead despite volatility and uncertainty in the markets—increasing their appetite for direct investments in real estate and operating businesses—as they continue to reassess the more traditional approaches to building investment portfolios.
The 2018 Compensation and Benefits Report is designed to aid family office board members and executives in their review of the office’s compensation plan. The report highlights the key areas of family office compensation and benefits while providing you with invaluable perspective on your office’s plan relative to your peers.