The Art of Business
Succession
The Art of Business
Succession
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The art is in the planning
Part 1. – NEW 2022
Succession planning is a complex process involving many business disciplines. This document is designed to help business owners manage an orderly transition of the management and ownership of their companies…
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Business continuity and growth
Part 2. – NEW 2022
Effective succession planning enables a company to examine and integrate diverse business planning elements into one coordinated plan. All of the elements must be working in concert in order to achieve the goals of the…
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Personal wealth management
Part 3. – NEW 2022
Business succession planning is not all about the business. The process must also account for the preservation of the individual welfare and personal financial security of the business owners and their families. In addition…
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Legacy
Part 4. – NEW 2022
Perpetuation of a business legacy is often one of the overriding goals of business owners developing a succession plan. This may be especially important for family-owned businesses where the patriarch or matriarch may express…
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Tax issues in business succession
Part 5. – NEW 2022
One of the significant issues arising for those dealing with business succession is the myriad of taxes that can apply throughout a business succession.
Business succession planning…
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Family dynamics and governance
Part 6. – NEW 2022
Difficulties associated with succession planning can often be traced to inadequate communication between key stakeholders in the business. Many of these issues can be addressed through the use of formalised governance structures to…
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Role of the advisor
Part 7. – NEW 2022
Despite all of the sound business reasons for doing so, the fact remains that most privately-owned businesses never actually accomplish true succession planning. Evidence shows that the reluctance to plan is attributed to the perceived…
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Resources
Review our useful resources and guidelines.
Private Investment Perspectives – Trust Amidst Turbulence (April 2025)
Resources
Top Investment Questions for H2 2024 (August 2024)
Generation Private C-suite Offering (May 2024)
Engaging the Next Generation ( May 2024)
Goldman Sachs Investment Strategy Group Outlook (January 2024)
Trends and Considerations for Family Offices in 2024 (December 2023)
Resources
Outsourcing for Family Offices (August 2023)
Key Issues Facing Family Offices (May 2023)
Establishing an Investment Policy Statement (March 2023)
The Great Wealth Transfer (February 2023)
Ten Operation Risks for Family Offices (February 2023)
Guide to Outsourced CIOs (August 2022)
Resources
The Future Family Office (July 2022)
A Simple Guide to Family Offices (January 2022)
Family Office Guide (June 2021)
Findings of the ATO Top 500 Program (July 2021)
ATO Audit Program (May 2021)
Tax Governance ATO Top 500, Next 5000 (Oct 2021)
Local Insights
Our reviews of published surveys and reports provide an insight into how Family Offices are operating within Australia and Asia Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Family Office Report 2023 (Campden Wealth / Raffles Family Office, 2023)
Family Office Survey – Australia, HK, NZ and SG (KPMG and The Table Club, October 2021)
Global Insights
What is happening globally? Our reviews of published surveys and reports provide a snapshot of how Family Offices are operating all over the world.
Global Family Office Survey Insights (Citi Private Bank, 2023)
Global Insights
Global Family Office Insights (BlackRock, 2021)
Global Family Office Investment Insights (Goldman Sachs, 2021)
Global Family Office Survey (Citi Private Capital Group, 2021)
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