FS Private Wealth - Volume 3 Number 1

Volume 3 Issue 1

Philanthropy

Leaving a lasting legacy is easier than you think

TABITHA LOVETT | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

There is a saying in philanthropic circles that if you have met one philanthropist you have met one philanthropist. This idea recognises the unique ... Read more

Rewards and benefits of private ancillary funds

ANTONIA RUFFELL | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

A growing number of individuals and families are taking a more strategic approach to their philanthropy. Instead of making multiple, ad hoc donations ... Read more

Family Office Management

Building a family office with outcomes in mind

JEFF STEINER | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

We are often asked "how much money do you need before you establish your own Single Family Office?" The short answer, as with many questions ... Read more

Sustaining family weatlh across generations: The rise and fall of family wealth

IAN GILLIES | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

Single and multi-family offices both have the same goal - ensuring the family maximise and protect their wealth. Most successful family owned ... Read more

Determining Servicing Priorities: The Make-or-Buy Dilemma

PETER ENGLISCH | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

Even the largest family office in terms of assets under management will need to assess whether or not to outsource services. Outsourcing certain ... Read more

Technology

Automating The Family Office: Solutions for Enhanced Reporting

MARK WIGHTMAN | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

Family offices, including both single family offices, as well as multi-family offices, offer a broad range of services to high net-worth individuals ... Read more

Taxation & Estate Planning

Capital idea: Consider using economic exposure to map portfolios instead of country domicile

PAUL HENNESSY | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

In an integrated world economy, traditional investment approaches that define geographic mandates based on a company's country of domicile are becoming ... Read more

Harmony and a Fair Share of Assets are Key to Family Business Succession

RICHARD SHRAPNEL | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

Business succession is not about retirement or getting the best price for your business, it's about passing on a viable business, keeping people in ... Read more

Investment

Absolute Return: A Diversifier to Traditional Fixed Income Portfolios

BEN STEINER | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

Why absolute return makes sense now The current interest rate environment presents an inflection point for investors: anticipating that interest rates ... Read more

Against the grain

MARK SMITH | Comments | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

Mark Smith speaks to Kerr Neilson on his views about managing wealth, philanthropy, Chinese art and his contrarian approach to investing. The Neilson ... Read more

Latest News


Aussie millionaires are cashed up: Report KARREN VERGARA A new report finds the majority of Australian millionaires are cautious investors and prefer to leave their wealth in cash rather than risk capital erosion.	Aussie HNWIs slip down global rankings KARREN VERGARA Australia's high-net-worth population slumped in the rankings of a global wealth study as millionaires shifted their portfolio to cash amid share market uncertainty.

Myer Foundation backs new strategy KANIKA SOOD Myer Foundation and the Australian Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation are among the early investors in a global manager's new Aussie equities strategy.	Forrests donate $655m to foundation KANIKA SOOD Mining magnate Andrew Forrest and wife Nicola have donated $655 million to their philanthropic foundation.

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How to safeguard your estate

If you live in New South Wales or have assets connected with that state, your estate can be susceptible to a notional challenge after you pass away. Writing ...

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Positioning portfolios for a late cycle environment

As Rudy Dornbusch said in 1997: "None of the U.S. expansions of the past 40 years died in bed of old age; every one was murdered by the Federal Reserve." ...

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The Royal Commission's recommendation that life insurance sales should not be rewarded with a commission or a payment from the product provider to the ...

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Ten investment lessons for non-profits (Part two)

September 15 marked marked the 10th anniversary of the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers and the onset of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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