There has been a notable increase in the number of family offices being established across the world over the past 10 years. It is a trend that is gaining more and more attention but one that people still have plenty of questions about. Here, Siobhan Riley, head of Carey Olsen's trusts and private wealth practice in Jersey, puts answers to some of the most pertinent family office queries. The roots of family offices are recorded as early as the sixth century and involved managing royal wealth.