Family Office and Family Enterprise Advisory

Common challenges for family offices

Based on our experience, many family offices face similar challenges and shares similar desired goals.

Common challenges

  • Multiple asset classes, each with unique nuances.
  • Portfolio of businesses at various stages of their lifecycle.
  • Numerous and uncontrolled data sources.
  • Outdated software and systems.
  • Difficulty in understanding what one has and its performance over time.
  • Lack of resources or the necessary skillsets.
  • Manual processes repeated each month.

Desired goals

  • A strong desire for automation to reduce personnel workload.
  • An efficient data aggregation process.
  • Transparency and improved visibility into the portfolio of assets/businesses on real-time basis.
  • More analytics and insights into trends and insights.
  • A concise, executive level dashboard.
  • Ensured information security and confidentiality.

Customized Management & Financial Package

Tailored monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports that provide a clear overview of assets, liabilities, cash flows, and performance against benchmarks. Reports are customized to the specific needs and interests of each family office or enterprise, ensuring relevance and clarity.  Many off-the-shelf software solutions come with basic or general reporting templates that are often difficult to customize and synchronize with other software or databases.  Our approach is technology-agnostic, enabling us to integrate various data sources into a single consolidated data structure. This allows for the efficient generation of consistent periodic reports with minimal manual inputs.

As part of this process, we strive to enhance data aggregation, processing, and reporting to minimize the risk of error and reduce reliance on manual tasks.

Cash Flow Analysis and Forecasting

A critical component of managing a family office is understanding and managing cash flow for needs such as tax payments, capital calls, distributions, and ad hoc requirements. We employ customized algorithms to generate insightful cash flow forecasts, aiding liquidity management.  This includes identifying potential cash flow challenges and opportunities for optimization while running dynamic scenarios.

Consolidated Wealth Reporting

Generating a consolidated report is challenging due to the diversity of assets, software, data sets and processes involved.  A typical family office may utilize three to eight different data sources. Our processes consolidate diverse data from various formats into a unified data structure, enabling the generation of comprehensive reports that can be easily updated.  This significantly reduces the risk of error and shortens the reporting cycle time from weeks to just a matter of hours.

Reports can be printed, PDF-ed, or accessed live on secure cloud platforms, facilitating real-time reporting and dynamic analysis by asset classes, family members, time periods, and more.

This comprehensive reporting provides a holistic view of the family’s wealth across private and public investments, real estate, and business interests.

Tax and Scenario Planning

Collaborating closely with your tax advisors, we provide a tool (report or model) that highlight tax planning opportunities and strategies to minimize tax liabilities, considering the impact on investment structures and family wealth.

Portfolio Analysis and Benchmarking

We conduct detailed analysis of the investment portfolio, including asset allocation, risk exposure, and performance evaluation. Our aim is to ensure that the investment strategy aligns with the family's risk tolerance, time horizon, and legacy objectives.

We use industry benchmarks and custom performance metrics to evaluate the family's financial and investment performance, enabling informed decision-making and strategic adjustments.

We conduct scenario analyses to assess the impact of various capital allocation and return assumptions on the family’s wealth position.

Our services for Family Office and Family Enterprises are built on a foundation of trust, confidentiality, and deep understanding of the unique dynamics at play. By partnering with us, families can ensure the preservation and growth of their wealth, the sustainability of their enterprises, and the successful transfer of their legacy across generations.