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Berkshire Hathaway offers long-term alternative for family offices

August 18, 2014

Shares in US holding company Berkshire Hathaway could provide an “interesting alternative” for family offices that are currently turning to private equity funds and direct deals for long-term returns, a private investment adviser says.

Last week voting stock in the company, headed by Warren Buffett, surpassed $200,000 a piece. The next most expensive stock on the US market is Seaboard Corp, says financial data company FactSet, selling for a meagre $2,883.

Entrepreneurs, not old money, the new face of family offices

July 10, 2014

Family office professionals are too focused on old money, despite the growth of entrepreneurial wealth, an industry professional says, as a new report reveals the world’s most entrepreneurial countries.

The Global Entrepreneurial Report, by London-based multi family office Oracle Capital, ranked India the most entrepreneurial country in the world, followed by Turkey and the US.

SFOs lacking resources for art wealth management

January 28, 2014

Many single family offices do not have the resources to properly govern the private art collections of their clients, despite some matching those of museums in terms of complexity and scale, according to a new academic paper.

London-based family office gets a political point of view

July 8, 2013

A London-based family office today announced the appointment of a former UK secretary of state to its advisory board.

A London-based multi family office today announced the appointment of a former UK secretary of state to its advisory board.

David Blunkett, secretary of state in Tony Blair's Labour government from 2001 to 2004, has joined Oracle Capital. Blunkett said in a statement: "I am looking forward to offering insights from a lifetime of engagement in both the public arena and private and social entrepreneurship."