August 5, 2025

To Build a Family Office or Not: Three Key Factors for Wealthy Families

Deciding whether to establish a family office is often one of the most important choices wealthy families make. A wide range of factors shape this decision. In this article, we examine three of them by comparing four wealthy families and their approaches to managing their fortunes.

July 28, 2025

Three Family Office Building Lessons from Mexico’s Wealthiest Woman

María Asunción Aramburuzabala formed family office Tresalia Capital after her father Pablo – executive vice president of Grupo Modelo, the brewer of Corona beer that his own father Felix founded after the Mexican Revolution – died unexpectedly of cancer in 1995 at age 63 with no finalized succession plan. Today she is worth an estimated $8.2 billion, making her Mexico’s wealthiest woman and Latin America’s second after Chilean mining magnate Iris Fontbana. Her story holds three valuable lessons for today’s family office builders.

July 21, 2025

Why Technology Investment – Not Higher Salaries – Is Key to Family Office Success

Today’s family offices face two challenges that seem to work against each other: keeping talented staff and controlling costs. Recent industry research shows this phenomenon to be widespread. Simply paying higher salaries is not the answer. The way forward is to invest in modern technology that transforms how family offices operate.

July 8, 2025

Family Office Strategy: How Family Banking Builds Legacy Beyond Financial Returns

For ultra-wealthy families, a family bank represents both a powerful conceptual framework and, in some cases, a formally structured approach to deploying capital. More than just a financial tool, family banking creates a foundation for fostering legacy that extends far beyond numbers on balance sheets. Here we explore this model, explain how it integrates with family office operations, and highlight key considerations that modern family office builders should understand when implementing this time-tested approach.

July 1, 2025

From Chamberlains to CFOs: Building Family Offices with Centuries of Wisdom

For centuries, ultra-wealthy families have been relying on dedicated teams to manage their financial affairs. These teams’ methods, operational scopes, and sophistication have evolved significantly in response to economic shifts, technological advances, and evolving global opportunities. By examining these transitions, we uncover valuable lessons for wealth owners building family offices in the modern era.

June 25, 2025

Five Key Impact Investment Asset Classes and How Family Offices Approach Them

According to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), in 2024 there were more than $1 trillion in assets under management allocated towards achieving social and environmental benefits alongside financial returns. What are the most popular forms of these assets and how do family offices approach them? This article breaks down the key information.

June 17, 2025

Blended Finance and Catalytic Capital: What UHNWIs Should Know

In the realm of impact investing – making investments to simultaneously achieve financial returns and contribute to the greater good – blended finance is emerging as a popular strategy. In 2024, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) found that 43% of surveyed impact investors said they had participated in a blended finance deal since 2021, and 24% said they planned to in the future. This article breaks down the basics UHNWIs should know about blended finance and its essential ingredient: catalytic capital.

June 11, 2025

Empowered by the Purpose: The Rise of the Digital Matriarchs in Impact Investing

Across Western Europe, ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) women are asserting an increasingly influential role in impact investing. They currently oversee some €4.6 trillion in assets, a sum set to swell by nearly half over the next decade (McKinsey & Company via Bloomberg, 2024). This rising financial influence is shifting private capital’s priorities. No longer content with purely financial returns, these investors seek to channel wealth toward causes that reflect their values. Digital platforms that offer transparency, control, and seamless alignment with personal convictions have become key tools in this transformation.

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To Build a Family Office or Not: Three Key Factors for Wealthy Families

Three Family Office Building Lessons from Mexico’s Wealthiest Woman

Why Technology Investment – Not Higher Salaries – Is Key to Family Office Success

Family Office Strategy: How Family Banking Builds Legacy Beyond Financial Returns

From Chamberlains to CFOs: Building Family Offices with Centuries of Wisdom

Five Key Impact Investment Asset Classes and How Family Offices Approach Them

Blended Finance and Catalytic Capital: What UHNWIs Should Know

Empowered by the Purpose: The Rise of the Digital Matriarchs in Impact Investing

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