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A private family trust company (PTC) often serves as an excellent governance framework and corporate structure for a virtual family office (VFO) by providing integrated, holistic oversight of fiduciary, investment, tax, philanthropic, governance, and other activity. Learn more about how and why families choose to form a VFO around their PTC, the co...

Drawing from the perspectives of 200 family office decision makers across all major geographic regions, this research report provides insights into how they have responded to the economic and social change unseen in decades. It reveals a shift in their philanthropic investments, next-generation and succession planning, and crypto investments. ...

While the labor market remains volatile with the persistence of America’s Great Resignation, businesses face novel challenges to make sure they attract and retain the workforce they need to sustain and grow. From the findings in the State of Work in America survey, a number of areas are identified to help companies succeed in the “...

Family offices are often tasked with managing a family’s philanthropy but may have limited knowledge and resources. Several best practices can help both families and family offices lead philanthropic efforts to heighten their impact.

The Family Office 5.0 model is changing how advisors deliver services. Strategic partnerships can help family office service providers better focus on delivering core value-added offerings. A roadmap toward that goal will help you meet the evolving needs of family offices and provide best-in-class services.

Facing more frequent and intense cyber threats, it’s vital that businesses are prepared for the attacks. In this episode of Marsh’s Risk in Context podcast, learn how organizations can build effective cyber incident and ransomware management plans and the actions they can take before, during, and after an attack. An important piece of y...

Eton Solutions discusses how to mitigae cyber secuirty breaches in family offices.

Companies and family offices face many barriers to the success of their strategic growth plans. Learn what the top limits are of strategic growth success and how to overcome these challenges.

During the Great Resignation, retaining talent has become a big challenge for many employers who know that losing talent can be costly and high-performing employees are difficult to replace. While employees may leave if they are underpaid relative to the market, it is rarely the sole reason for leaving an employer. As companies think about ret...

In the wake of the global talent shortage, businesses are taking deliberate, necessary action to create more inclusive working practices. This research report further identifies key findings on the position of women in senior management across the world and the progress towards gender parity in leadership. Explore the in-depth insights and find out...

In the post-pandemic work environment, having an objective tally of employee wants and desires can be a valuable tool for companies to gauge what American employees really expect. In this survey of 1,584 Americans who worked full-time and received benefits as part of their pay, we learned that employees are taking charge of what they want from thei...

Cyber-attacks at all levels are not a new phenomenon, nor do the Russians have a monopoly on them. While the Russia/Ukraine crisis is at the forefront, it won’t be the last global event that family offices will need to address when cybersecurity is involved. Family offices, executives, and enterprises can take actions to help alleviate the cy...

It is no secret that family office operations are changing. To stay relevant, family offices must evolve—and they need technology that can support them in this evolution. Specifically, offices need a platform based on a single source of data, and they need a data model that uniquely accommodates the complexity of the family’s “wor...

No matter where you are in your life’s journey, there’s an element of risk to plan for to protect your assets. Blake Panosh, Baird’s Manager of Insurance & Annuities, covers common insurance planning misconceptions, as well as who should consider insurance planning and how to get started.

Talent shortages continue to plague business leaders as priorities evolve at a rapid pace, making creative compensation packages more important than ever. To keep up with the shifting landscape, there are five key topics compensation committees must keep in mind when crafting compensation packages and more.