Wealth Reports
Editorial writing on Wealth Reports from The Family Office Almanac.
Twenty-nine people hold 27% of billionaire wealth, and London lost billionaires last year
Altrata's Billionaire Census 2026 counts 3,795 billionaires holding a record $15.1 trillion. It also expects $6.6 trillion to pass to about 5,000 heirs and spouses over the next decade.
Family offices bought AI infrastructure and sold China last quarter, 13F filings show
Dakota's August monitor reads second-quarter filings from a small group of very large single family offices. The pattern is consistent. What a 13F covers is not.
New family offices want direct deals, not hedge funds, Fintrx Q2 data shows
Fintrx added 96 family offices to its platform in the second quarter of 2026. Only 10.4 per cent listed an interest in hedge funds, against 38.2 per cent of the database as a whole.
Sotheby's posts a record first half as trophy lots and luxury lead
Sotheby's reported $4.4bn in sales for the first half of 2026, its strongest six months, with auction sales of $3.4bn, record private sales of $826m and estate collections selling through at 96 per cent.
Julius Baer report: currency, not inflation, is driving up the cost of living well
The bank's 2026 Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report puts the cost of a premium lifestyle up 10.2% in dollar terms, with exchange rates reshaping the city rankings for globally mobile families.
What we are reading about family offices
No noise, no selling. A measured take on what's moving across family offices and private wealth.