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Family office economic realities. Direct investing “part time” doesn’t work. Global family office compensation survey. Where to go to protect your money.

FAMILY OFFICE BUZZ
A weekly collection of family office news and highlights. Included this week:
The brutal cost of operating family offices
Hard VC truths from Harry Stebbings
Where people are going to protect their money
Take part in the global family office compensation survey
Living large: Aston Martin and Apple announce CarPlay Ultra
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Some home truths from Harry Stebbings.
Spoke at a very large family office event today and two mega mistakes ring true:
1. You cannot do direct investing "part time". A junior with some mates from college does not make a direct program.
2. Throwing a $500K check in a fund will not give you access to deals.
— Harry Stebbings (@HarryStebbings)
9:00 PM • May 21, 2025
The heiress cut out of the family fortune.
Heiress to one of the most powerful families in the world.
Her grandfather cut her out of the $15.4 billion family fortune after her scandal.
But she fooled the world with her “dumb blonde” persona and built a $300 million business portfolio.
— Jeffar_AI (@Jeffar_AI)
6:11 AM • May 20, 2025
Tax havens of the world (time for a second passport?).
Most people pay way too much in taxes.
But what if you could live better and pay less legally?
Here are 7 countries where smart people go to protect their money and upgrade their lives:
1. Cayman Islands
— Dan & Elad | Building a Village (@DanandElad)
1:31 PM • May 19, 2025
Family offices betting on the US.
Family offices bet on the U.S. and stocks for 2025, UBS finds cnbc.com/2025/05/22/fam…
— CNBC (@CNBC)
12:56 PM • May 22, 2025
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Take part in the family office compensation survey (for SFO principles/professionals).
Understanding and managing family office costs.
Thoughts on family office wellness as a priority.
📰 family office news roundup
The Hard Realities Of Family Office Economics – In Conversation With Stonehage Fleming. Running a family office isn’t cheap, and Stonehage Fleming doesn’t sugarcoat it. They talk about the trade-offs families face between full control and cost efficiency, and why many are now outsourcing or joining multi-family offices to get scale without the headache – WealthBriefingAsia
The Family Office Blueprint For Tomorrow. Recaps from a lively roundtable on the future of family offices. The key takeaways? Younger generations are demanding more purpose, tech, and flexibility, while older principals are trying to keep up. Lots of talk about governance, AI, and making these outfits more “professional” without losing their soul - Family Wealth Report
Family offices deepen shift to private assets amid endowment-style pivot. How family offices are going even harder on private assets, following an endowment-style playbook - they’re ditching the 60/40 model, embracing illiquidity, and chasing long-term alpha like the big university funds. Basically: less bonds, more buyouts - Investor Daily
Bank of Singapore adapts family office approach as rules tighten. The bank (part of OCBC) says the quality of family office client inquiries is rising, but more onerous regulations in the city-state have led both it and would-be clients to change their approach - CityWire Asia
Structuring Your Family Office. A look at different structures of a family office, from simple outsourced models to fully-fledged in-house teams, with tips on when to build vs. buy capabilities, and highlights on major trade-offs around control, cost, and complexity - Forvis Mazars
Global Family Office Report 2025. The full report from UBS surveying over 300 of their family office clients. In short? Private markets are still winning, and family offices are doubling down on direct deals and credit, with US family offices withdrawing from international markets – UBS
Look out for our take on the UBS report this Friday.
🍾 Living Large: the finer things in life
Aston Martin and Apple launch CarPlay Ultra.
We’ve been reading the UBS Family Office Report 2025 so you don’t have to. Friday’s newsletter summarizes the latest family office trends, risks and opportunities. It will be a good one.
And look out for Wednesday’s Mr Family Office Jobs newsletter.
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