Family Office
Mandates, beneficial owners, KYC and the operational side of running family wealth.
The Swiss transparency register since 1 October 2026: what the TJPG requires of companies, trustees and family offices
The Swiss TJPG is in force and the register is live. Who must report, who counts as beneficial owner, which deadlines apply and what family offices should organise now.
The 2026 Swiss AMLA revision: when advisory work falls under anti-money laundering law and what follows
Since 1 October 2026 certain advisory activities fall under the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act. Who is affected, which duties follow, which deadlines run and how to organise.
The EU AMLR from July 2027: what the single anti-money laundering rulebook means for Swiss family offices
The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation applies from 10 July 2027. Why it still reaches Swiss family offices and trustees, and what to prepare now.
Data protection in the family office: Swiss FADP, professional secrecy and outsourcing to software
Which family office data is sensitive, what the Swiss FADP requires when outsourcing to software, how retention and deletion fit together and what matters at exit.
The family office operating system: why reporting is not the bottleneck
Mandates, beneficial owners, deadlines, documents and invoicing are the daily work of a family office — not consolidation. The guide for boutique practices.
Determining UBOs across jurisdictions: why one threshold is not enough
The governing UBO thresholds differ considerably by jurisdiction. How to compute the ownership chain, when control without capital counts, and what belongs documented.
KYC and periodic review in a family office: producing evidence as a by-product
Why onboarding is the easier part, how the review rhythm follows risk, which events trigger an out-of-cycle review, and what belongs documented.
Choosing family office software: the categories and the right opening question
Net-worth tracker, reporting platform, enterprise suite, operating system or spreadsheet — which category fits is decided by the bottleneck, not by assets under management.