When to Reconsider Your Family Office Investment Governance Model
As family wealth grows and the complexity of managing it increases, the governance structures put in place at the outset of a family office can become outdated or insufficient. A family office that began as a nimble operation managing a few investment accounts may struggle to maintain efficiency, transparency, and alignment when overseeing hundreds of millions in assets, multiple trusts, and multi-generational objectives. Strong investment governance is not just about having policies in place, it’s about enabling informed decision-making, managing risk, and ensuring accountability across stakeholders. In this post, we explore the signs that indicate your family office [...]
How Rising Interest Rates Are Reshaping Strategic Asset Allocation
The investment landscape has undergone a profound transformation. After more than a decade of ultra-low interest rates, we are now in a sustained period of higher rates. This shift is not just a temporary dislocation; it marks a structural change with long-lasting implications. For long-term investors, particularly those managing complex portfolios or multi-generational wealth, rising interest rates necessitate a rethinking of foundational principles in strategic asset allocation. The "free capital" era is over, and with that, traditional models for risk, return, and capital deployment require thoughtful recalibration. At our firm, we believe this inflection point presents not just challenges, [...]
As family wealth grows and the complexity of managing it increases, the governance structures put in place at [...]
The investment landscape has undergone a profound transformation. After more than a decade of ultra-low interest rates, we are [...]
