GPFO Summer Roundtable Series | The New Safe Havens (Vienna)

​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 2 - The New Safe Havens
What family offices now look for in a jurisdiction.

Historically, the appeal of wealth jurisdictions was often defined by taxation, confidentiality and administrative efficiency. Today, family offices are evaluating a broader range of considerations.

Legal certainty. Judicial independence. Political stability. Regulatory predictability. Governance frameworks.

Against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical uncertainty and evolving regulatory regimes, many families are reassessing what makes a jurisdiction attractive for long-term wealth preservation.

This roundtable will explore how leading family offices evaluate jurisdictions today and whether the definition of a "safe haven" is changing.

Discussion Topics

• What characteristics define a durable jurisdiction?
• Is political and legal stability becoming more important than tax efficiency?
• How should families think about jurisdictional concentration risk?
• Are families diversifying structures across multiple jurisdictions?
• Which jurisdictions are attracting increased interest and why?

Key Question

If a family office were building its structure from scratch today, would it choose the same jurisdictions it chose ten years ago?