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Short piece I have written based on some conversations I have had with Family Offices who were unaware of the potential implications of the entry of Private Equity into the Trust & Fiduciary business https://lnkd.in/e8m4JHex

Ben Palairet with the latest on what the consolidation of trust and fiduciary businesses under private equity ownership means for family offices. https://lnkd.in/eGDPA79d

GPFO Publications | Insights to keep you ahead, for the long run. https://lnkd.in/g9JVPeHx

"Family offices often want to “separate church and state” and spread assets around [institutions] to avoid conflicts and get access to different research, deal flow and people." from Michael Thrasher's latest note, hits perfectly on one of the 4 secular trends we have seen fuelling single family office growth over the past decade and a half. The slide below is from Dr. Michael J. Oliver opening remarks at the GPFO European Conference (https://lnkd.in/eC5vJ8P7) last year, entitled 'Family Offices: Hidden in History and Shaping the Future'. The talk was a retrospective to mark 15 years of GPFO, exploring the secular trends that have shaped the family office ecosystem and our view on the landscape going forward. The trend of "decentralisation of financial services" is exactly the pitch outlined in Michael Thrasher's piece talking to Matt Somma & Bill Burgess of Piper Sandler and an increasing recognition from institutions that the days of family offices and UHNWIs parking all assets with a single bank are long gone. Increasingly 'a la carte' services that are best in class, and tailored to family offices, are preferred. Link to the Modus News article: https://lnkd.in/enkVGfVV

One of the topics I'm looking forward to exploring this year is "Entrepreneurship in the Family Office" - looking at the family office as a platform for entrepreneurial activity, company incubation, as well as a tool for engaging the next generation, and more. Read about the topics we are exploring this year, and let us know what we missed: https://lnkd.in/ga3r-A6X

📢 𝐇𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 We are thrilled to introduce the speakers for the Hedge Funds Forum 2025. This themed investment event is designed to explore hedge fund strategies and opportunities, featuring insights from Family Office practitioners, expert presentations, and interactive roundtable discussions. Our distinguished speakers who will be covering distinct aspects of entering the hedge funds market Include: - Darrell O'Dea, Hedge Funds – Family Office - Igor Yelnik, Alphidence Capital Limited - Polina Kurdyavko, RBC BlueBay Asset Management - Amadeo Alentorn,Jupiter Asset Management if you are a Family Office interested in attending, please contact Ben Palairet or visit gpfo.com for more information.

Today we published our Topics for 2025 in our Family Office Industry Newsletter. Provide your feedback here: https://lnkd.in/e7dgSh-Y

Each year we set the agenda for the GPFO family office ecosystem for the year ahead. We highlight best practice and investment themes that members say will be front of mind, as well as the research topics we will be exploring.. This year we decided to publish it more broadly, in our family office industry newsletter. It's an open call for feedback and suggestions for this year's topic agenda. Don't be shy, let me know what we missed that will be front of mind this year for family offices. https://lnkd.in/ebd9BQeC

📢 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐏𝐅𝐎 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 The Hedge Funds Forum is a themed investment event dedicated to exploring hedge fund strategies and opportunities. It is structured to encourage learning from Family Office practitioners with deep expertise in the space, hear presentations from leading service providers and have significant peer-to-peer interaction with other Family Offices in roundtable discussions. Watch this space as we announce the speakers next week. Join us on 13th February in London for what promises to be an insightful morning!

Our jobs board at GPFO started the year with 35 actively recruiting roles in single family offices. Throughout 2024 we listed 190+ family office roles from around the world. The roles were sourced from our members, specialist recruiters, and from our team's tailored research. Explore the jobs board: https://lnkd.in/gR23b6zf