GPFO Summer Roundtable Series | Beyond Tax: Reassessing Jurisdictional Risk (Zurich)

​A four-part GPFO Family Office Solutions (FOS) Summer Roundtables Series on 'Resilient Wealth Structures' exploring how family offices are reassessing jurisdictional risk, governance frameworks and wealth structures in an increasingly uncertain world.

Across four invitation-only discussions, family office leaders and advisers will explore whether the assumptions that shaped wealth structuring over the past two decades still hold today. Topics include jurisdictional risk, governance, succession, control and the evolving definition of a safe haven.

All discussions will be held under Chatham House Rule.

​Roundtable 3 - Beyond Tax: Are Family Offices Reassessing Jurisdictional Risk?
From tax optimisation to legal certainty, governance resilience and control.

For decades, jurisdiction selection was largely framed through the lens of tax efficiency, privacy and administration. Today, many family offices appear to be asking a broader question.

How durable are the legal, governance and ownership frameworks that underpin their wealth structures?

Recent developments, including the widely discussed Solorz case in Liechtenstein, have prompted renewed debate around control rights, succession planning and the predictability of wealth structures.

This invitation-only GPFO roundtable will explore how family offices are thinking about jurisdictional risk in 2026 and whether legal certainty, governance frameworks and long-term stability are becoming as important as traditional tax considerations.

​Discussion Topics

• Has jurisdictional risk become a board-level issue for family offices?
• How should families assess legal and governance risk across jurisdictions?
• Are families prioritising certainty over optimisation?
• What lessons can be learned from recent trust and foundation disputes?
• How are family offices adapting their approach to wealth structuring?

Key Question

For years, family offices optimised for tax. Are we entering an era where they optimise for certainty?