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Family Office

Wendy Whiteley makes $100m contribution to NSW

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Wendy Whiteley's collection of her late husband Brett Whiteley's artworks will be donated posthumously to the Art Gallery of NSW in an extraordinary cultural gift to the people of NSW.

Twiggy Forrest spends $31m on Australian Agricultural Company

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
The Australian billionaire's family office Tattarang recently purchased $31 million worth of AAC shares, increasing his voting notice in the company substantially.

More UHNWIs than ever: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide climbed by almost 10% last year despite the ongoing pandemic, new Knight Frank research shows.

Coterie invests in wealth platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Coterie Capital has invested in a wealth management platform that has grown to $10 billion in funds under administration.

KPMG family business consultants launch advisory firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
KPMG alumni Michelle De Lucia, Dominic Pelligana and Andrew Muscara have launched Lineage Group, a new Australian advisory firm specialising in working with successful business families.

Family offices embrace crypto: BNY Mellon

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
BNY Mellon's inaugural Global Family Office Survey shows 77% of family offices are engaging with cryptocurrencies while those already invested plan to up their exposures.

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The wealth of Australia's 47 billionaires has doubled to $255 billion in the last two years, according to anti-poverty charity Oxfam.

Wealthy overlook digital experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Wealthy investors tend to shun technology and prefer to keep track of their assets manually, according to Praemium.

Domestic bias swells for HNWIs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
Cash, and local equities and property continue to be the preferred asset classes of the rich, according to a new report.

Intergenerational transfer hits $1.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
Australians give away the vast majority of their wealth, as some $1.5 trillion has been passed on to the next generation since 2002, the Productivity Commission finds.