Looking back to where family offices originated, what can we expect from the future? : Family offices are moving out of the stuffy boardrooms and starting to become agile forces to be reckoned with.Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash There has been a significant increase in the number of family offices globally over the last ten years and this trend is expected to continue. EY estimates that there are currently 10,000 single-family offices, a ten-fold increase since 2008. Even more impressive is the sheer amount of wealth being managed by these firms.