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Governance
Governance defines the asset allocation and not the other way around.
Why governance matters
Clear authority is what allows wealth to outlast its founder.
Investment decisions are only as durable as the framework behind them. When it is unclear who may decide, on what basis and how decisions are reviewed, families tend to act on the worst day of a market instead of on an agreed plan.
Governance gives continuity a practical form. We help families agree in advance, and in writing, the decision rights, mandates and review dates that will guide their capital, and the conditions under which the allocation may change.
We begin with how each family actually operates. The framework that endures is the one the family recognises as its own.
A governance framework
What a framework sets out.
Decision rights
Who decides on which matters, at what thresholds and with whose agreement.
Investment policy
Objectives, risk limits, liquidity needs and the rules for rebalancing, set before capital is committed.
Succession and continuity
How authority and ownership pass between generations without disrupting the family or its capital.
Review and accountability
A calendar of reviews, so that advisers and structures are assessed against the family’s own objectives.
Where this is applied
Related services and next steps.
Governance and Succession
Family constitutions, charters and succession planning.
Investment Strategy and Asset Allocation
Investment policy, risk and liquidity, independent oversight.
Back to Architecture
The first pillar.
Continue to Stewardship
The third pillar.
Begin with the structure.
A first conversation is private and without commitment.
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