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Family Office 17 stories this week · 17 total

Discreet capital, direct deals, staffing, and governance inside the family office world.

Family-office pay turns formal as incentive plans spread

Morgan Stanley and Botoff's new survey shows long-term incentive plans and co-investments reshaping family-office pay.
August 15

Family Offices' Private-Market Allocations Surge 524%

Preqin data show family-office participation in private markets outstripping wealth managers and endowments, even as UBS finds near-term private equity pullbacks.
August 15

Family offices pool billions to buy real estate directly

Realm's platform lets families with $200 million investable assets act like institutions, even as their real estate allocations trail.
August 15

Diamond: Family Offices Win in Long-Cycle Middle Market

Patient family capital with $10 trillion in assets is a growing competitive threat to private equity, argues Ronald Diamond.
August 14

Household-First Model Urged for Family Offices

Libretto CEO Jeff Coyle argues family offices should organize strategy around each household's balance sheet.
August 14

Generational Unpreparedness, Not Markets, Threatens Family Wealth

Campden Wealth report shows more families defining wealth's purpose, but next-generation engagement remains low.
August 14

Cerulli: 89% of firms cite family meetings as key best practice

Structured family meetings are emerging as a critical estate-planning tool for ultra-wealthy families, per Cerulli.
August 14

Integrated Partners Hires Team, Debuts SIGIL Family Office

A $25bn RIA has launched a virtual family office for ultra-rich business owners and families.
August 14

Grady-White Owner Gifts Firm to Trust, Spurning $400M Sale

Eddie Smith Jr. pledged 95% of future profits to charity by placing Grady-White Boats in a perpetual purpose trust.
August 14

Bezos Expeditions Tops Family Office AI Deals in 2026

Jeff Bezos' family office made five AI startup investments in June, CNBC reports, leading family office direct-deal volume this year.
August 14

FinCEN Final Rule Ends US Beneficial Ownership Filings

FinCEN final rule permanently ends CTA filing for US persons, deletes prior data.
August 14

AI Evolution Moves Family Offices From Query to Command

Family Wealth Report's fintech forum heard AI now executes workflows, but humans still own final decisions.
August 14

California Billionaire Tax Faces Constitutional Fight

A Tax Foundation analysis says Proposition 40's wealth tax may be invalidated before raising revenue.
August 14
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