 DANIEL BERICK | FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019 As is the case with any sophisticated business enterprise, a family office will have a variety of legal needs to address in the course of its operations, and will need legal advice from specialists across a wide range of specific substantive legal areas. ... Read more  JONATHAN STEFFANONI , DESIREE LUCCHESE | FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018 In a 1970 article in the New York Times magazine, Nobel Laureate and late University of Chicago professor Milton Friedman pronounced that the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits. Read more DAVID WILSON | TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013 A family office is a private wealth management advisory firm that is established by an Ultra-UHNWI to manage their family's private wealth. Any firm that provides investment advice only to family members, is wholly owned and controlled by family ... Read more BRAD SCOTT | TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013 Far from simply creating a comfortable existence, managing significant wealth can be one of the most difficult roles a person undertakes. Read more ELISE ELLIOTT | TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013 Family offices' priorities vary widely, but one objective common to all is protecting the family's wealth. Read more TIM GULLIFER | FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012 Among high net worth families and family offices, the topic of governance often comes up. While the concept of governance, and the issues associated with it, is widely understood in a business setting, its significance can be more difficult to envision ... Read more |
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JAMES GOWING
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FINANCE DIRECTOR
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