A weekly collection of news and highlights. Included this week:
The fully automated family office
Chinese super-rich opting for Dubai over Singapore
How family office structures should evolve over time
Alleged scammer that stole billions robbed by his own family-office chief
Tech lag a major risk for family offices
Living Large: a vintage Patek just sold for $17.6M
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The assets that make up wealth.
The ultra-wealthy are buying sports teams.
The vision of a fully automated family office.
Friday’s newsletter was on AI in family offices. What will the impact of AI be: internet or fax machine?
Chinese family offices are opting for Dubai over Singapore.
This feels too low.
Calling yourself a family office doesn’t make you a family office.
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J.P. Morgan Private Bank Principal Discussions Report 2025
Abu Dhabi launches concierge service for family offices in partnership with Quintessentially.
Where family offices see opportunity within the food agriculture industry.
Family Office news roundup
Matching GPs and LPs. LP Lessons covers LP topics in private real estate and is founded by our friend Aleksey Chernobelskiy, who also cofounded the no-fee platform GP-LP Match. He recently analyzed 216 platform deals - Deep Dive on GP-LP Match Data
Family Office structure: has yours evolved with the times? Family offices set up around founders’ direct interests are being challenged by multi-generational dynamics, technological complexity and broadened investment mandates – PwC (Australia)
Family offices slash deal count but double down on massive AI bets. Ultra-rich family offices are cutting the number of deals (October down ~63% year-on-year) but still writing huge checks, particularly in AI - CNBC
He allegedly stole billions with scams: his own family-office chief stole from him. Chen Zhi, accused of running one of Asia’s biggest scam networks, found himself duped by his own family-office chief, who stole millions - The Business Times
Family offices tech lag could cause significant risks. A recent survey of North-American family offices finds that 27% say they don’t have a formal technology strategy, while 41% are only now developing one - The Wall Street Journal / Deloitte
Family office software roundup. New report outlines how family offices want more than pure technology service, and highlights how far industry has matured: vendors now offer thirteen ‘core’ categories of tech solutions - Forbes
Living Large: the finer things in life
On Saturday this vintage Patek sold for $17.6 million at auction in Geneva. A steel version of the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph is extremely rare: produced in 1943, this Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 is one of only four known - Hodinkee
Friday’s newsletter takes a look at the family office ecosystem in Dubai with input from principals and service providers on the ground.
If you’re based in Dubai and have a unique perspective to share, feel free to reach out!
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