Family Office Insider (FOI) | July 2026
📰News, 📑Research & Reports, 📅Events, 👥Jobs Board & Career Moves | Family Office Industry Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to the 7th edition of 2026 of Family Office Insider (FOI). In the Industry Newsletter we share the latest news and developments from the family office ecosystem. Welcome to 212 new subscribers this month.
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Sections:
📊 Chart of the Month - Swiss Single Family Office wealth growth.
📑 Research & Reports - 11 Reports from UBS, S&P Global, KPMG and more…
📰 News & Commentary - The latest from the family office ecosystem.
👥 Jobs Board & Career Moves - 17 new roles, 6 career moves covered.
📅 Events - Members Dinner, Private Markets Roundtable & Annual Conference.
📊 Chart of the Month
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Swiss single family offices are becoming an increasingly material part of Switzerland’s financial ecosystem. The sector’s estimated aggregate wealth has risen from CHF 600 billion to CHF 785 billion in two years - an increase of around 30%. While part of that growth reflects stronger capital markets, it also points to the expanding scale and visibility of Switzerland’s SFO population.
📑 Research & Reports.
The latest reports, research and whitepapers on family offices, global wealth and select interest areas. Powered by the GPFO Research.
Report | The Swiss Single Family Office Landscape 2026, University of St. Gallen, UBS, SFOA.
Report | The State of Family Office Estate Security, Presage Global & Nines
Academic Research | How Single-Family Offices Translate Impact Intentions to Desired Outcomes in Portfolio Companies, Norquist et al., Stockholm School of Economics, Family Business Review
Paper | Relational Wealth: Ownership Diffusion and Ownership Confusion in Wealthy Families, Doron Shiffer-Sebba, Northwestern University
Whitepaper | Governing Families, Not Corporations, Westwick Melrose & Cromwell
Report | Multi-Family Office Asset Pools 2026, S&P Global
Report | Early Bird: A Practical Guide for Asian Family Offices Investing in Technology Through Private Markets, Annum Capital
Report | The Indian Family Offices Report 2026: India’s Next Big Investment Powerhouse, The Economic Times & 1Lattice
Report | World Ultra Wealth Report 2026, Altrata
Report | Global family business report 2026; facing into the future, confident yet cautious, KPMG Global
Academic Research | Can a Family Stay a Business Family After Selling the Business, Kruger et al., Journal of Family Business Strategy
📰 Headlines
SpaceX IPO creates a new generation of wealth. SpaceX’s IPO was the largest in history, not only was it a market spectacle; it was a major wealth-creation event. Reuters reported that the company priced its offering at $135 per share, raising $75 billion and valuing SpaceX at roughly $1.77 trillion, before shares jumped 19% on debut and pushed its market value above $2 trillion, subsequently, shares have fallen. For family offices, the significance is not only public-market access to one of the defining private companies of the last two decades. It is the creation of a new cohort of ultra-wealth: founders, early employees, engineers, venture backers and secondary-market investors whose paper gains are now becoming liquid. Reuters, Business Insider, Bloomberg
Singapore tightens and streamlines its single family office framework
Singapore’s revised single family office framework took effect on 15 June 2026. The new framework creates a more straightforward licensing exemption process for qualifying SFOs, while requiring notification to MAS, a relationship with a MAS-licensed bank and an annual return covering assets under management and banking details. It is a useful example of the direction of travel in family office hubs: easier onboarding for legitimate offices, paired with more systematic monitoring. Monetary Authority of Singapore, Baker McKenzieThe wealth transfer starts to show up in philanthropy data. Giving USA’s 2026 report found that US charitable giving rose to $617.2 billion in 2025, crossing the $600 billion mark for the first time. Total giving increased 5.7% in current dollars, or 3.0% after inflation, while bequest giving rose 19.7% to $62.19 billion - the largest increase of any giving source. For family offices, this is one of the more tangible signs that the great wealth transfer is not only moving capital between generations, but also into estates, foundations, donor-advised funds and long-term philanthropic structures. Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
📖Book of the month: Pressing Matters by Alan Ramey.
The Debates, Controversies and Mysteries that have Shaped the World of Wine
🏕️ Family Offices
Alan Greenspan, architect of the modern American economy, dies aged 100. BBC, The New York Times, The Guardian
Leak exposes members of Peter Thiel’s secretive ‘Dialog’ Society. Wired
The van Geest family - from selling bananas to residential private credit. Family Capital
Ray-Ban scion snubs Del Vecchio family holding meeting as rifts deepen. Reuters
Berlusconi heirs sell Sardinian party palace to Qatari sheikh. Reuters
How will mega-IPOs impact Family Office formation and growth? Chief Investment Officer
The case for small family offices. Cape May Wealth
Governance over Geography? FOG
Conflicting reports on PG3 family office’s (family office of the founders of Partners Group) split.
Bloomberg reports a split in the family office.
WealthBriefing directly refutes this reporting.
Family offices bet on sports, from pickleball leagues to smart soccer balls. CNBC
How the great wealth transfer is rattling Wall Street. Financial Times
Featured Read: The Rival Theologies of Artificial Intelligence, The Palladium Letter.
✨ Impact & Philanthropy
The new patrons - art philanthropy, public culture and the family office. FOG
What the ‘End of Aid’ looks like. The New York Times
Warren Buffett skips midyear donation to Gates Foundation as he awaits Epstein review. The Wall Street Journal
MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America’s $19.2 billion in megagifts last year. Fortune
🤝 Private Markets
The number of public venture capital managers (PVCs) have grown, but its an early asset class. Rob Hodgkinson looks to benchmark PVC fees in a recent article. The State of Venture
See the VCs and Family Offices at the core of the mega IPO wave. The Wall Street Journal
Beyond SpaceX: Here’s where family offices see buying opportunities in the space economy. CNBC
VC Compensation in Europe: 2026 Benchmark. Luis Llorens & EUVC
How much does it cost to be AI-pilled? Ramp Economic Lab
💼 Career Moves
Jane Yang leaves NYC based Single Family office to join Atlas.
Andy Paterson leaves Cleveland based Single Family Office to join Glenmede.
Alex Nixon joins San Francisco based Single Family Office from Asset Consulting Group.
Kelly DeBrocke joins Wyoming based Single Family Office as Head of Operations.
Nick Edwards joins Dallas based Single Family Office from Texas Capital Bank.
Douglas Kahn joins New York based Single Family Office as Systems Integration & AI Automation Engineer.
👥 Jobs Board.
Full Jobs Board accessible via the industry or members portals. Currently 28 actively recruiting roles in single family offices. 17 new roles listed this month, 14 closed to new applications. Hiring?
CFO - Single Family Office - Michigan, USA
CFO - Single Family Office - New York, USA
Chief of Staff - Single Family Office - Germany
Investment Managing Director - Single Family Office - Kansas City, USA
Family Office Director - Single Family Office - Rye, New York, USA
Investment Advisor - Single Family Office - Singapore
Portfolio Manager - Single Family Office - Singapore
📅 Events.
Member Dinner | 9th September
Private Markets Roundtable | 1st October
GPFO Annual Conference 2026 | 5th November
