This panel will discuss the specificities of family offices and the challenges for asset managers and fund providers to satisfy their need.  Issues to be covered will include:

• Defining a family office’s scope of services (with a focus on the investment structure design);
• Implementing a proper governance and investment structure;
• M&A, Defining investment and risk management strategies to meet the typical objectives of family offices;
• Managing cross-border regulatory and compliance risks Managing multi-jurisdictional tax aspects
• Managing investment managers and their oversight – some lessons learned.