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Urgent FOX Webinar - Is the Clock Ticking for Valuation Discounts? - IRC Sec. 2704
Publish Date:
Sep 07 2016

The announcement of proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 2704 has many families and their advisors scrambling to mitigate the potential impact the regulation could have on their estate planning efforts. Owners of family businesses have traditionally relied on valuation discounts to curb the estate and gift tax burden associated ...

Today’s Trustee The Art and Science of PFTC Fiduciary Responsibilities
Publish Date:
Aug 24 2016

Managing fiduciary responsibilities within a private trust company can sometimes feel like more of an art than a science. Developing effective and meaningful relationships with the beneficiaries, overseeing distributions and investment policy, understanding how and when decanting a trust is the best solution, while also being aware of the statutes ...

Beyond Spreadsheets and QuickBooks: Embracing Integrated, Automated Process Management to be a Better Risk Manager for the Family
Publish Date:
Aug 10 2016

QuickBooks and Excel are a common software pairing for family offices that seemingly has cost, flexibility and familiarity on its side. However, the disadvantages of this approach soon begin to outweigh the benefits. The fact that close to 90% of spreadsheets contain errors in at least 1% of all formula cells means considerable hidden risk. Plus, f...

Breakout Session 2B: Estate Settlement Readiness
Publish Date:
Jul 20 2016

We invest a lot of time and energy figuring out the best way to pass wealth from one generation to the next. But how can anyone truly prepare for the practical realities of settling a family member’s estate while grieving and managing the impact of this loss on the family? This session will outline some of the things you can be thinking about now t...

2016 Tax and Estate Update
Publish Date:
Jul 13 2016

In what is frequently our most popular Forum session, experts will share the latest updates in estate laws and taxes that family office executives need to watch for in 2016 and beyond.

Breakout Session 1C: Family Office Portal
Publish Date:
Jul 13 2016

A family office portal is a secure electronic gateway to the information that you want to share with your family—files, photos, services, and information—accessible over the Internet through a web browser. It can be a powerful means of connection for the family. Come to this session to learn about one family's experience creating th...

Breakout Session 1A: Securing Client Communications: Trends and New Technology
Publish Date:
Jul 13 2016

Family offices are looking for a secure way to interact with their families with increased flexibility, improved levels of communication and tight process integration across their business. What developments should you be aware of? Steven Draper will update us on the state of play in this area and focus on solutions and strategies that provide incr...

Technology Disruptors and the Internet of Things
Publish Date:
Jul 13 2016

How will the Internet of Things (IoT) change the family office industry and how we serve our clients? This session will identify key triggers for change in terms of client engagement, delivery of services and advice, communications, integration, and access to a variety of products. The goal is a thought provoking discussion of how the world is chan...

Internal Controls: Assessing Risks and Implementing Solutions
Publish Date:
Jun 29 2016

Family office activities are complex, and families can unintentionally put themselves at risk if they don’t proactively identify and address the potential impact of external factors. One solution: conduct a full diagnostic risk assessment and review of your internal controls to ensure that potential problems have been identified and proper mitigati...

Top 10 Security Risks to Family Offices and Family Business and Best Practices for Mitigation
Publish Date:
Jun 15 2016

Family offices and family-operated companies face a variety of security risks, including: cyber, physical, reputational, and financial. In many cases, their interconnectedness to family residences complicates matters further. David London of The Chertoff Group and FOX senior technology consultant Steven Draper will explain how to improve a family&r...

Office of the Beneficiary
Publish Date:
May 25 2016

As families prepare for an unprecedented $30 trillion transition of generational wealth, the focus is turning from “WHAT” needs to be done to the all-important “HOW” this will occur? Jay Hughes, author, strategist and sculptor of knowledge on the impact wealth has on families guided the FOX community on an exploration of the Office of the Ben...

Generating New Value: Innovation in Engaging Millennials
Publish Date:
Apr 27 2016

Family Office Exchange continues to lead efforts on assessing need; analyzing impact; evaluating ideas, preparing for innovation; aligning culture and teams toward commitment; and targeting efforts in the design, development and delivery of meaningful and dynamic products, services and processes that are uniquely positioned for the next generation ...

Linking Value and Pricing: Insights from FOX’s Latest Research
Publish Date:
Apr 27 2016

Critical to the creation and application of new ideas within the marketplace to generate new value is a keen awareness of the client’s perception of the value delivered over time. To provide you with tools necessary for strategic thinking from a tactical perspective, Karen and David will share key findings from the FOX MFO Benchmarking study ...