A weekly collection of news and highlights. Included this week:
The 20 largest family offices in the world.
Why the first hire for many family offices is a generalist
A new family office software lawsuit
Alts platform Arch raises $52M
Living Large: yachting catches the EV bug
Plus… we're hiring a Partnerships Manager
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Nippon Paint tycoon Goh Cheng decided to skip a generation and handed his fortune to his grandchildren.
In an unusual move for ultra-rich Asian families, the late Nippon Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang handed over his fortunes to his grandchildren, skipping one generation. Click to read the highlights.
— #The Edge Malaysia (#@theedgemalaysia)
2:00 PM • Sep 12, 2025
Goldman has released its latest global family report.
Goldman Sachs explores how AI, market forces, and geopolitics are impacting the investment decisions and allocations of institutional family offices around the world in the 2025 Family Office Investment Insights report, “Adapting to the Terrain.” click.gs.com/joc7
— #Goldman Sachs (#@GoldmanSachs)
1:00 PM • Sep 10, 2025
Japanese activist investor targeting US family offices as clients.
A Japanese activist investor who took over as president of one of his target companies has now started an equity fund, seeking US investors including family offices as clients
— #Bloomberg (#@business)
2:31 AM • Sep 11, 2025
How the ultra-rich invest in sports.
How ultra-rich families invest in sports, from major leagues to social clubs
— #CNBC (#@CNBC)
11:16 AM • Sep 12, 2025
The Murdoch succession saga is finally over.
Rupert Murdoch has resolved the bitter dispute over his sprawling media empire, handing his eldest son Lachlan future control of the business and buying out his three other children from their family trust in a $3.3bn deal. on.ft.com/3JTsNGf
— #Financial Times (#@FT)
8:56 PM • Sep 8, 2025
Entitlement vs merit.
Entitlement vs. merit: Balancing family loyalty with meritocracy is tricky. Should family members inherit leadership, or is it time to bring in outside talent? #Meritocracy #FamilyBusiness
— #Howard Hackney (#@HowardHackney)
11:44 AM • Sep 12, 2025
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The 20 largest family offices in the world.
Family Office news roundup
Private Markets Investment Platform Arch Raises $52 Million. Dubbed the ‘Charles Schwab for private markets’, the platform helps family offices with the difficult task tracking what can be thousands of investments across different firms, which each have their own portals - Fortune
Professional Athletes: A Compelling Case For Multi-Family Offices. Athletes are making more money than ever, both from contracts and endorsements, but history shows most struggle to hold onto it. Is the Multi-Family Office solution best to manage taxes, investments, estate planning, and brand value? - Financial Advisor Magazine
Multi-Family Offices – The New M&A Battleground? Corient’s surprise grab of Stonehage Fleming (and Stanhope Capital) signals a new wave of consolidation in the MFO world. With private equity and sovereign wealth funds fueling deals, the sector is heading towards IPOs, but questions linger over integration challenges and whether sky-high prices will pay off - Family Wealth Report
Changing Tax Rules Driving Family Offices to Relocate. Family offices are voting with their feet as new tax regimes in places like the UK, Switzerland, and the US make old hubs less attractive. The latest on how Italy’s flat €200k deal, Puerto Rico’s Act 60 perks, and Dubai’s zero-tax lifestyle are pulling in the wealthy who’d rather move than hand over fortunes - Institutional Investor
Family Offices Favor Men’s Sports Investing More Than 3-to-1 Over Women’s Sports. More from the Goldman Sachs report - family offices are piling into sports, but the data shows money is overwhelmingly flowing into men’s leagues. Women’s sports may be booming in popularity, yet investors still see them as a side bet - InvestmentNews
Living Large: the finer things in life
The yacht world is catching the EV bug, with builders rolling out battery-powered designs to meet demand for quieter, cleaner cruising. However with challenges around charging infrastructure, range, and price still around, the electric yacht boom is still more promise than reality - Luxuo
Last week we published a new format Careers newsletter that included a practical example of how AI can enhance the recruitment process for family offices - read it here if you missed it.
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