A weekly collection of news and highlights. Included this week:

New BNY and Standard Chartered family wealth reports
The billionaire Florida sugar barons betting on politics
M&A dynamics in wealth management
The best definition of wealth
Cybersecurity for single family offices
Living Large: Modern classic mahogany runabouts

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Last week was busy on X with 59 million impressions for @mrfamilyoffice!
But here’s a look at the best of the rest.

What do you do when you have it all?

Imagine you finally get all the power, control and wealth you dream of.

You then buy all the stuff that you salivate over. Toys, homes, experiences. All of it.

Okay.

Tough Question: Now what?

Seriously.

After the party gets old:

Now what?
— #Eric Weinstein (#@EricRWeinstein)
5:06 PM • Oct 28, 2025

Building businesses as a family.

Business goals are important.

Family goals are also important.

But engaging in business with your family is just as important as well.

Together with my wife and kids, we have a business with a portfolio of assets we’re accumulating together.

Eventually, it’ll be the
— #Nick Anderson (#@theonenicka)
2:31 PM • Oct 29, 2025

“Scam Kingpin” allegedly used his family office to disguise his fraudulent empire.

Chen Zhi’s family office website describes the 37-year-old as a "young business prodigy." But US and UK authorities say he’s behind scam centers run by forced labor. bloom.bg/4oQEj4q

📷: Prince Holding Group
— #Bloomberg (#@business)
3:21 AM • Nov 3, 2025

The robots are coming (as our Investor Community knows).

NEO The Home Robot
Order Today
— #1X (#@1x_tech)
6:04 PM • Oct 28, 2025

The Florida sugar barons betting on politics.

The Fanjul family has been wooing politicians for decades, but their bet on the Trump administration is their best yet, after the president added tariffs for foreign competitors and pushed Coca-Cola to use its cane sugar to make American soda great again. forbes.com/sites/chloesor…
— #Forbes (#@Forbes)
12:30 AM • Nov 2, 2025

Can’t argue with that.

Wealth is the ability to make things happen.
— #Naval (#@naval)
6:04 AM • Oct 30, 2025

in highlights

Never underestimate human connections or independence.

M&A dynamics in wealth management: Commonwealth Financial Network’s US$2.7 billion acquisition by LPL Financial

Almost US$1 billion in assets will leave Commonwealth Financial Network for competitors after its US$2.7 billion acquisition by LPL Financial. While the modelling from LPL assumed it would retain 90% of Commonwealth's 3,000 advisers, the extent to which the reality of culture, expectations, leadership, reward, ownership, client demands, infrastructure needs, and other factors are at play adds that layer of behavioural impact which no model can fully accommodate (though I am sure someone will tell me it can).

Where do you see the family office industry heading?

Family Office industry trends: Market expansion, tech integration, and private markets

Where do you see the Family Office industry in three to five years? Market expansion…. - The Great Wealth Transfer ($85+ trillion changing hands) - IPO / M&A wealth creation and liquidity returns - Maturation of cryptocurrency and adjacent tech fortunes Tech forward operations and orientation…. - Digital infrastructure - AI integration - Family Office customized tech stack solutions (especially in consolidated reporting incorporating GL and Investments) Private markets…. - Direct investments are core portfolio positions - Family Offices direct competition with private equity platforms - Increased co-investments, deal syndication amongst families

Cybersecurity for single family offices.

Cybersecurity and #singlefamilyoffices

It is important that this topic gets the awareness it needs because there's a misconception that the relatively low public profile of #SingleFamilyOffices equates to lower risk. In reality, their wealth concentration and often limited internal IT infrastructure make them prime targets

Family Office news roundup

How Purpose Sustains Wealth. Where wealth without structure disperses, wealth guided by purpose endures. Dean Palmiter from Asseta shares thoughts on how wealth is created by ambition but preserved through intention - Mr Family Office

New Report Shows AI and Crypto Gaining Ground in Family Office Portfolios. BNY survey shows family offices diving into AI and crypto, with 83% seeing AI as a top five-year theme and 74% now investing in or exploring crypto. - BNY Mellon

Family office conflicts surge as wealthy grapple with two major challenges. New Standard Chartered report finds 74% of family offices have seen rising internal disputes, driven by poor succession planning and generational power struggles - Standard Chartered

Family offices no longer just for billionaires. Julius Baer’s head of wealth planning reinforces how smaller fortunes can build lean, hybrid family offices using tech and outsourced services once reserved for the ultra-rich - AOL

What Ultra-Wealthy Clients Really Want From Advisors. What do ultra-high-net-worth clients really want? Customized solutions. Advisor attentiveness. A client-based planning partnership. And, yes, hand-holding - Think Advisor

Living Large: the finer things in life

How Boat Makers Are Transforming Classic Mahogany Runabouts Using Modern Tech. Shipyards are reimagining vintage mahogany runabouts with high-tech performance and luxury flair. These new-age classics marry hand-built craftsmanship with carbon fiber, digital dashboards, and designer interiors, proof that nostalgia and innovation can cruise together beautifully - Robb Report

Thank you for all the support and engagement on X, it’s crazy how certain topics hit a nerve.

That’s all for now, we’ll be back on Friday for a look at how AI can replace family office services, plus the best of X, podcasts, books, what to watch and family office jobs.

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