Family Office Insider (FOI) | September 2025
📰News, 📑Research & Reports, 📅Events, 👥Jobs Board | Family Office Industry Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to the September 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 133 new subscribers this month!
Sections:
📊 Chart of the Month
📑 Research & Reports
📰 News & Commentary
👥 Jobs Board
📅 Events
Featured: Family Office Digital Assets Forum | London & Online - Request an Invite📊 Chart of the Month
Source: The Information reporting
AI is the talk of the markets. Prominent AI business leaders this month warned of exuberance in valuations. A MIT report (linked below) hit headlines with findings that 95% of GenAI business application trials resulted in zero measurable return on investment. That is paired with a time when business leaders are firing workers who refuse to use AI tools.
📑 Research & Reports.
The latest reports, research and whitepapers on family offices, global wealth and select interest areas. Powered by the GPFO Research & Reports Database.
Quiet month for research and reports…
Research | Entrepreneurial Climate in Northwest Arkansas, a Comparison Across Peer Regions. The Walton Family Foundation
Report | The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025. MIT
📰 Headlines
Billions flow to new hedge fund focused on AI-related bets, run by 23-year old OpenAI researcher. Wall Street Journal
Tax data allays fears of non-dom exodus from UK. FT
Dan Snyder builds life in London after $6 Billion NFL team sale. Bloomberg
HSBC’s Swiss Bank said to exit 1,000 Mideast clients amid revamp. Bloomberg
Matt Middleton and Anil D. Aggarwal acquire etf.com. citybiz
🏕️ Family Offices
Featured: Victoria Blackburn (JTC Private Office) "Family Office Explained" on SMARTcast. Interview with Jack Dangermond. Upstarts
Family offices and M&A: a growing force in strategic investment. Burges Salmon
Ray Dalio sells last stake in Bridgewater. Wall Street Journal
Oligarch’s heirs reveal Wall Street bets in family office revamp. Bloomberg
Family offices pivot to invest in greener data: ‘the new oil’. PWM
Family office deal-making slides with some bright spots in Europe. CNBC
Study shows as family office sophistication grows, so does alternative investment appetite. WealthBriefing
Setting up a family office: challenges, consequences and the road ahead. Hubbis
✨ Impact & Philanthropy
Phil Knight & wife pledge $2bn to Oregon Cancer Center. NYT
Henrik Fisker winds down nonprofit after EV company bankruptcy. Techcrunch
💼 Career Moves
Alma DeMetropolis leaves a 33 year career at JPMorgan to join single family office as Deputy CEO.
Simon Brazier becomes the latest to be appointed CEO of IPGL, the single fmaily office of Lord Spencer.
Michael A. Paquette joins San Diego single family office as CFO from Stanford GSB Impact Fund.
Paul Fleming joins Lote Global Investments as interim CIO, from Mercer.
Nicholas Ho joins Singapore single family office from Citi.
Jake Zaves joins London single family office from L.E.K. Consulting.
Andrea DeMarco joins Arthur M. Blank Family Office as CEO.
Rachael Wallack joins New York single family office from CFGI.
Ivan Dyachok leaves German single family office to join MFO, Lennertz & Co.
🤝 Private Markets
King’s College Cambridge launches its first incubator. Forbes
Snapshot of the evolution of new specialist secondaries firms. Joe Briggs
Preqin reports 524% increase in family offices allocating to private markets since 2015. Preqin
👥 Jobs Board.
Full Jobs Board accessible via the industry or members portals. Currently 41 actively recruiting roles in single family offices. 24 new roles listed this month, 10 closed to new applications. Hiring?
CFO - Single Family Office (Soros Fund Management) - New York, USA
Controller - Single Family Office (Soros Fund Management) - New York, USA
Vice President Portfolio Management - Single Fmaily Office - Los Angeles, USA
Family Operations Manager - Single Family Office - San Francisco, USA
Associate - Single Family Office - Boston, USA
CTO AI / Investment - Single Family Office - Hong Kong
Legal Counsel - Single Family Office - Hong Kong
Senior Trader (Equity L/S & Credit) - Single Family Office - Hong Kong
Junior Analyst - Single Family Office - Geneva, Switzerland
📅 Events.
Digital Assets Forum | London, 11th September - Request Invitation
Secondaries: Private Securities Market Launch with the London Stock Exchange | 16th September, Register
Ep.3: Building a Sustainable Family Office Venture Fund | 24th September, Register
Save the Date | GPFO European Conference 2025 | 5th November