A weekly collection of news and highlights. This week:
How to build a family office dream team
Don’t rush to hire a Chief Investment Officer
What questions family offices should be asking their lawyers
FO professionals turning experience into opportunities
Living Large: Rise of the $1 million family vacation
𝕏 highlights
The importance of clarity and direction when opening a family office.
In my previous role, I helped launch a family office.
The family had worked almost 20 years to get to the place to do so...
— #John Jacob Lively (#@john_jacob)
12:02 PM • Aug 20, 2025
Building a family office dream team.
Want to know how the super wealthy build and keep their fortunes? Here's a secret: They don't do it alone. Let me break down how they build the perfect team of advisors. 1/24🧵
— #Digital Ascension Group (#@DAGFamilyOffice)
5:01 AM • Aug 15, 2025
And more clarity from Clear:
The most effective networking strategy I’ve found has nothing to do with conferences, cocktail hours, cold emails, or any of the common ideas you hear.
1) Do interesting things.
2) Share them publicly.Like-minded people will come to you.
— #James Clear (#@JamesClear)
5:55 PM • Aug 22, 2025
How Brazil’s richest man lost $30bn in 2 years.
Brazil’s richest man lost $30 BILLION in just 24 months.
From $30B → negative $1B (the fastest billionaire collapse in history).
It wasn’t gambling.
It wasn’t crime.
It wasn’t drugs.It was something he discovered 10,000 feet underwater.
The story is WILD: 🧵👇
— #Nas (#@Nas_tech_AI)
7:38 AM • Aug 24, 2025
The world’s black billionaires.
Forbes just released its latest list of the World’s black billionaires
Here's a breakdown of the 23 black billionaires in 2025🧵
— #Uncle Chu (#@datchuguyy)
6:20 AM • Aug 21, 2025
Cathie Wood is not everyone’s investor of choice, but this is an interesting thread about the spoils of AI.
Cathie Wood just made the boldest prediction of her career on DOAC:
“These 5 industries will grow by 5000% and create the largest wealth transfer in human history.”
Trillions will go to a tiny group of people.
Here’s who gets rich—and how you can capitalize: 🧵
— #Ayesha Tabassum (#@ayesha3920)
2:51 PM • Aug 22, 2025
And a contrasting approach to investment.
“We mostly just sit around reading, thinking and waiting.” – Stanley Druckenmiller
— #Compounding Quality (#@QCompounding)
9:57 AM • Aug 19, 2025
in highlights
Departing family office professionals have unique opportunities to extend impact.
Family Office news roundup
How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Can Make Family Offices Wealthier. Asseta Founder and CEO Dean Palmiter shares how tax stability clashing with trade chaos has created a unique window of opportunity for family offices - Mr Family Office
Why Rushing to Hire a CIO Could Be a Mistake for New Family Offices. Families fresh off a big liquidity event shouldn’t rush into hiring a CIO before getting governance, tax, and legacy planning in place. Outsourced CIOs can be a useful interim step, offering scale, access, and risk management until a family is ready to bring the role in-house - Institutional Investor
Bank Of Singapore Launches A Pre-SFO Solution For Familes. Bank of Singapore is pitching a middle-ground option for wealthy families not yet ready to set up a SFO. Their Family Office Catalyst platform offers family office-style services without the heavy lift, letting clients get professional oversight while staying flexible - WealthBriefingAsia
The Hot Trends Behind Cresset’s Big OCIO Deal. RIA and investment powerhouse Cresset is on the cusp of claiming an eye-popping $200 billion in assets, after its merger with investment consultants Monticello Associates - Family Wealth Report
How Multi-Family Offices Are Redefining Value For UHNW Families. Multi-family offices are moving beyond just managing investments, focusing more on holistic services such as succession planning, education, and lifestyle needs - Financial Advisor Magazine
Asian family offices dive into crypto. Wealthy families in Hong Kong, Singapore, and China are now putting around 5% of their portfolios into digital assets, with younger generations pushing the shift. Exchanges are seeing big jumps in trading volumes as crypto goes from a retail fad to an institutional play in Asia - CoinCentral
Living Large: the finer things in life
The rise of the ultimate $1 million luxury family vacation - Spear’s outlines how an arms race has broken out among upscale brands to create new experiences that attract the super-rich, who more than ever these days prize something that is truly a cut above.
If you missed it, last week we shared our 5-Minute Family Office Guide To Hong Kong with perspective from three local professionals engaged in the ecosystem - well worth a read. More regional content coming soon!
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