A weekly collection of news and highlights. Included this week:
Criminals exploit low family office reporting burden
New North American family office report
The latest on family offices and AI
Further confirmation heirs plan to ditch parents’ wealth advisors
Why the price of optionality is worth paying
Living Large: the stunning luxury empire of Bernard Arnault
𝕏 highlights
Concerning that criminals appear to be taking advantage of the relatively low reporting burden of family offices.
SINGAPORE — The alleged head of a Cambodian criminal ring and his associates set up a family office in Singapore that claimed to receive tax breaks, while also building relationships with firms backed by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte and spending millions on properties in
— #Bangkok Post (#@BangkokPostNews)
9:50 AM • Oct 16, 2025
80% of family offices say AI is their top investment. But they are less bullish when it comes to implementing AI. Watch out for a newsletter on this.
“80% of family offices say AI is their top investment theme”
— #BitcoinMiningStockGuy (#@theBTCMiningGuy)
1:38 AM • Oct 17, 2025
Friday’s newsletter looked at the Indian family office scene. Here’s a counterpoint.
India to Singapore, HK: Uber rich shift $235 bn to offshore family offices:
High and ultra-high networth individuals from India transferred approximately $130 billion in financial assets to family offices in Singapore last year.
$105 billion by the end of 2023 in Hong Kong.
— #Yusuf Unjhawala 🇮🇳 (#@YusufDFI)
9:12 AM • Oct 14, 2025
Chanel family office backs Rockefeller Capital.
Rockefeller Capital secures backing from Chanel dynasty's family office and others
— #CNBC (#@CNBC)
12:17 PM • Oct 14, 2025
Sometimes the juice is not worth the squeeze.
I once had dinner at my friend’s parents’ place in Tribeca…
$30 million view of Manhattan… place was straight out of a movie.
His dad, 60s, a partner at a big law firm, settling in after a long day.
I told him, “This place is incredible.”
He looked at me, tired, glass of
— #Magee Clegg (#@mageeclegg)
1:35 PM • Oct 14, 2025
Well, this amused us.
I need a dog name that sounds like it comes from a wealthy family!
— #excel 💞 (#@excelduru)
1:12 PM • Oct 16, 2025
in highlights
The 2025 Campden Wealth North America report on family offices is available.
A discussion that highlights what it means to help families thrive across generations.
A recent WealthTech summit in New York reinforced just how much AI is in focus.
Family Office news roundup
Why The Price Of Optionality Is Worth Paying. Eileen M. Burke of Leyster Capital shares how despite today’s climate making optionality more expensive than ever, the cost of inaction is almost always higher - Mr Family Office
Heirs Don’t Trust Their Parents’ Financial Advisors. A new Cerulli report confirms most heirs plan to ditch their parents’ wealth advisors once they inherit, citing generational disconnects and outdated approaches - CNBC
Redefining female leadership in family offices. The shift of family leadership in India to include much greater female representation is helping introduce empathy, transparency and a more balanced approach to investment decisions - PWM
WealthTech Platform Delivers Agentic AI, NLP Framework. New Masttro Intelligence offering orchestrates proprietary AI agents to ingest documents, normalize data, and deliver precise answers from natural language prompts - Yahoo! Finance
What family office worry about most with AI. While there are numerous threats, and risks out there, family offices should focus on seven key areas of concern -WealthBriefing
Living Large: the finer things in life
The stunning luxury empire of Bernard Arnault. Yes - these are all either LVMH or L Catterton brands.
The largest luxury business empire
— #Fascinating (#@fasc1nate)
7:00 PM • Oct 15, 2025
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