As wealthy families grow more wealthy, so do their family offices. Forbes estimates that family offices around the globe manage $6 trillion in assets.
There is no easy way to characterize the top 10 family offices or the families behind them. On our list you'll note a few tech billionaires but also retailers, agrifood entrepreneurs and Canada’s own publishing royalty, the Thomson family.
These super-wealthy families can afford to take inventive approaches to investment, but their sheer size also brings scrutiny. "Flying under the radar can be quite difficult," says Matt Knight of the Alberta Business Family Institute.
Can you guess which giant retailing family sits at the top? Or perhaps the candy and confectionary family at No. 10?
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