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Soros family office buys into Man United

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
George Soros has taken a 7.85% stake in Manchester United through his family office investment arm, Quantum Partners. News of the purchase surfaced yesterday after the Financial Times cited a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

MFOs take growth from banks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... but offer a range of services from tax advice and governance to managing bill payments. By size alone however, the family office units of banks still dominate with nine of the top 10 bank-affiliated. HSBC Private Wealth Solutions comes in at number 1 ...

Crystal Wealth appoints former Multiport CEO

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Boutique financial advisory and investment management firm Crystal Wealth Partners has named former Multiport chief executive John McIlroy as company director and shareholder. Prior to joining Crystal Wealth Partners, McIlroy was the founder of SMSF ...

Investing in Asia conference opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Australian institutional investors wanting to gain a toehold in the Asian market or learn more about how the funds management market works in the region have only a few weeks to register for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies' Investing In ...

Family office tech suitability highlighted

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... "This is of particular importance in maintaining the register of members for a CMT or other unitised product: the family office must ensure it has deployed a "fit for purpose" solution, as the regulator (ASIC) is likely to take a dim view of member registers ...

Hyperion makes family office hire

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... Asset Management has hired Stephen Tilston as associate director in a bid to focus on the boutique institution and family office space. Tilston will now take responsibility for institutional business development within this portfolio. Formerly company's ...

Dodd-Frank sees rise in virtual family offices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... multi family offices in favour as a result. Those were among the findings reported by the Advanced Planning and Family Office Practice Group at US law firm Handler Thayer LLP in their 2012 outlook. "Most family offices with U.S. taxpayers are struggling ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... maximising returns as highly important. In terms of final investment decisions, the survey found 44% are made by the family office principals, 42% by an investment committee and just 14% by a chief investment officer. Two-fifths (40%) of respondents ...

PPM moves to meet IMA demand

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Private Portfolio Managers has appointed Andrew Beirne to its team in anticipation of continued growth in demand for individually managed accounts among family offices, charities and wealthy individuals. "Investors are increasingly rejecting managed ...

UHNW households top global growth: BCG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
Ultra high net worth households topped global private wealth growth in 2011, according to Boston Consulting Group, with a further 8% rise in segment wealth predicted over the next five years. Wealth held by ultra-high net worth (UHNW) households, defined ...