12/02/2012
Brazil's Cohab Aboulafia Family Seeks Partners for Growth
Cainvest International Bank Ltd., the wealth-management firm controlled by Brazil’s Cohab Aboulafia family, plans to expand in Latin America by partnering with family offices.
Regulation, Risk & Compliance
11/28/2012
Multi-family office opens office in Singapore
Russian law firm and multi-family office with the headquarters in Moscow has announced the launch of its first office in Singapore.
11/26/2012
Senrigan Partner Plans Family Office
The executive's departure comes at a tough time for the Asian hedge fund industry which has seen investors pull out a net $1.35 billion through October this year, according to data from industry tracker Eurekahedge.
11/25/2012
Impact investing a growing trend with family offices, says Wermuth
Family offices are increasingly recognising the advantages of impact investing post financial crisis
11/21/2012
Family offices step up pressure on private banks
Multi-family offices question the independence of private banks, but say they are losing the battle for mindshare because they don't have the same sort of marketing budget.
11/15/2012
Weintraub to Return Money in Transition to Family Office
In this year’s first half, 424 hedge funds were liquidated, according to Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research Inc.
11/07/2012
Credit Suisse Launches Single Family Office Service in India
"The launch of the Single Family Office service is a milestone for wealth management in India."
11/07/2012
Family Office Exchange Adds Three New Firms to List of Leading Wealth Advisors
The list identifies firms that have passed a comprehensive screening to assess their ability to deliver integrated wealth advice to families with more than $20 million in investable assets.
11/06/2012
Challenges mounting for Middle East family businesses - RESEARCH
Deloitte experts on Family Businesses point to the growing challenges faced by today's family businesses, and how they can be overcome.
11/06/2012
Wealthy Donors Increasingly Manage Giving Through Family Offices: Study
Wealthy families are increasingly considering a family office to manage their philanthropic giving, according to a new study released by the National Center for Family Philanthropy.
11/01/2012
Rich Families Cut Back on Buyout Firms for Direct Deals
Single-family offices are investing directly because of declining fund returns and concerns that some outside managers charge high fees and may have conflicts of interest, according to Wharton.
10/30/2012
Family offices grow despite challenges
Some of the most talented hedge fund managers and executives are beginning to leave
10/29/2012
Baupost Group reports positive Q3 returns, co-portfolio manager to start family office
He will be leaving to start his own family office
10/21/2012
Webinar - Empowering the Board to Evaluate Performance
Evaluating family office performance goes beyond investment performance and the cost of office operations.
10/21/2012
Hard Times in Family Offices
As Penta Daily’s readers will recall, the SEC drafted new family office rules in July, 2011 to make sure family offices didn’t get caught up in the onerous Dodd-Frank regulation targeted at investment advisors.
10/21/2012
Should you set up an old-fashioned family limited partnership?
The reason this esoteric and rather arcane estate planning device has once again become popular is because of the scheduled end of the $5.12 million gift tax exemption
10/21/2012
Qatar Financial Centre enacts new single family office regulations
The Qatar Financial Centre Authority 'QFC Authority' has announced today that important new Regulations have been issued governing special purpose companies, holding companies and single family offices operating in or from the QFC.
10/17/2012
Single-Family Offices Report Challenges in Regulation, Investments and Security
“New regulatory rules requiring many family offices to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission
10/17/2012
Rich Families Cut Back on Buyout Firms for Direct Deals
Single-family offices are investing directly because of declining fund returns and concerns that some outside managers charge high fees and may have conflicts of interest, according to Wharton.
10/10/2012
Leading family office appoints new CEO
was instrumental in implementing the firm's industry-leading open architecture strategy and has spearheaded several operational changes that have contributed to the success of both the firm and its clients.