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Soros hands the reins to son

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros has handed over the leadership of his $37 billion empire to his son, Alexander.

Australia to see strong flow of HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
More than 5000 high-net-worth individuals are expected to migrate to Australia this year.

HNW population sees biggest decline in decade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
The global high-net-worth (HNW) population dropped by 3.3% to 21.7 million in 2022, while the value of its wealth decreased by 3.6% to $124.3 trillion, according to Capgemini's latest World Wealth Report.

Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Family offices are increasingly allocating to infrastructure and shunning more risky alternatives such as venture capital and hedge funds, a new BlackRock report shows.

Family offices ignoring $3.5tn time bomb: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
Echoing similar findings by UBS, KPMG has found that of the estimated 70% of Australian businesses that are family-run, only 30% have an established succession plan.

GQ Multifamily platform boost BTR pipeline

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
Gurner and Qualitas-backed GQ build-to-rent (BTR) platform has expanded its pipeline to 3650 apartments in Brisbane and Melbourne, in a bid to deliver "much needed apartment stock" to the market.

Family office goals at odds with reality: UBS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
There's a mismatch between family offices' top stated purpose of wealth transfer and the processes, governance, and risk management in place to ensure that, with only 42% having a wealth succession plan in place.

MA Financial establishes Singapore office

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
MA Financial is increasing its footprint in Asia, soon opening the doors to a Singapore office in a bid to attract more ultra-high-net-worth and family office clients.

Art tops UHNWs shopping lists

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
Among Australian ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) the top three investments of passion last year were art, cars, and watches, according to Knight Frank's latest luxury investment index (KFLII).

Packer donates $7m to mental health research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
The gift will accelerate mental health research and establish the James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).