Family Office Insider (FOI) | November 2025
📰News, 📑Research & Reports, 📅Events, 👥Jobs Board & Career Moves | Family Office Industry Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to the November 2025 edition of Family Office Insider (FOI). In the Industry Newsletter we share the latest news and developments from the family office ecosystem. Welcome to 209 new subscribers this month!
Sections:
📊 Chart of the Month
📑 Research & Reports
📰 News & Commentary
👥 Jobs Board
📅 Events
This Week: GPFO Annual Conference 2025 - Explore the Agenda📊 Chart of the Month
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This months chart of the month is taken from Howard Marks’ latest letter ‘A Look Under the Hood’. The full letter is worthy of a full read, it unpacks a consultant report to a large endowment. Looking at Risk through appetite and aptitude to manage it.
“There’s no intrinsic reason for long-term investors to be concerned with volatility (as distinguished from the risk of permanent loss)… The risk of permanent loss is the most important investment risk.”
Many corollaries for family offices that have extended their investment programs to newer areas over the last few years.
📑 Research & Reports.
The latest reports, research and whitepapers on family offices, global wealth and select interest areas. Powered by the GPFO Research & Reports Database.
Research | Global Family Office Compensation Benchmark Report, KPMG & Agreus
Research | Impact Portfolios of Latin American Families 2025 Report, The ImPact & Oxford University
Research | Global Family Office Deals Study 2025, PwC
Research | The great repositioning, Standard Chartered
Report | Family Office Financing Report 2025, Deutsche Bank
Report | Family Barometer 2025, Julius Baer & PwC
📰 Headlines
Family offices fear dollar depreciation, lower investment returns in wake of tariffs. CNBC
Layoffs at Cambridge Associates. Modus News
Goldman Sachs acquires Industry Ventures during continued private markets firm consolidation. Techcrunch
Inside OpenAIs plan to automate Wall Street. Quartz
Revolut founder leaves UK to move tax residence to UAE. Reuters & Bloomberg
Could we have stopped Revolut’s founder from leaving the UK? Tax Policy Associates
Lakestar closes to external investors. FT
Just months after trying to raise a $300m defense fund. Bloomberg
Alternative Asset Funds Fraud:
777 partners co-founder Josh Wander charged with fraud. FT
Two British men plead guilty to a $99m Wine Ponzi Scheme. Wine Spectator
“The Last Class” film a surprise hit, on the legacy of Robert Reich (in)famous UC Berkeley professor who teaches popular class, ‘Wealth and Poverty’. SF Gate
🏕️ Family Offices
Profile: Timothy Mellon, donor who gave $130m to pay troops. NYT
Profile: Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right. The New World
Chanel Billionaires’ Family Office Bets on Rockefeller Capital. Bloomberg
Tough Love for Inheritors (or, the Dangers of Ambient Sycophancy). Scott Peppet
How a handyman’s wife helped an Hermès heir discover he’d lost $15bn. WSJ
David Rubenstein’s Family Office Spins Out New Secondaries Firm. Bloomberg
Billionaire tech founder Palmer Luckey gets green light for Silicon Valley bank. SF Gate
Blackstone billionaire James Family Office starts biotech fund. Bloomberg
Prominent Qatar figure’s Family Office builds team. WealthBriefing & Bloomberg
Family office conflicts surge as wealthy clans grapple with two major challenges. Spears
Jim Pallotta’s Family Office Anchors $200 Million Blockchain Bet. Bloomberg
How family offices and private capital are shaping scientific research. Forbes
Family owned firms boost dividends even as profits slump. Bloomberg
Why every family office should document its investment philosophy. Mercer
✨ Impact & Philanthropy
Latin American millionaires move US$1.4 Billion toward Social and Environmental projects. Bloomberg
Goldman Philanthropy Boss Says It’s ‘Tough Time’ for Nonprofits. Bloomberg.
🤝 Private Markets
Treat your LPAC as people, not just investors. Screendoor
💼 Career Moves
Oliver Pitschka joins San Francisco Single Family Office as CFO.
Oliver Ryan is promoted to Group Head of Finance & Operations at Skip Capital.
Max Kufel joins New York based Single Family Office as Chief of Staff.
Craig Blackburn joins London based Single Family Office as COO from Monument Bank.
Elliot Nice joins London based Single Family Office as Chief of Staff.
Kyle Barry joins a new Florida based Private Family Office.
Amal Omar joins Paris based 9 Capital Management as Deputy COO.
Ryan Watson joins UK based Single Family Office as head of real estate from Macquarie
👥 Jobs Board.
Full Jobs Board accessible via the industry or members portals. Currently 27 actively recruiting roles in single family offices. 7 new roles listed this month, 15 closed to new applications. Hiring?
President - Single Family Office - Houston, Texas, USA
Tax Director - Single Family Office - Chicago, USA
CFO - Single Family Office - Geneva, Switzerland
Operations Manager - Single Family Office - Athens, Greece
Chief of Staff & Venture Builder - Single Family Office - London, UK
Deputy Chief Operating Officer - Single Family Office - Singapore
Senior Finance Manager - Single Family Office - Dubai, UAE
📅 Events.
Request Invite | GPFO European Conference 2025 | 5th November
Investment Trusts Forum | 20th November - London & Online (Request Invite)
Christmas Drinks | 4th December - London, UK (Request Invite)