Australian Family Offices and the Direct Private Allocation Model

The Structural Shift

Family offices have moved decisively from fund-of-funds to direct positions in named late-stage companies. The driver is visibility, control, and fee elimination.

Allocation Architecture

A three-layer sleeve. Core: SpaceX and OpenAI. Satellite: Kraken and Groq. Opportunistic: availability-driven.

Why Direct Beats Fund-of-Funds

Eliminates two fee layers, gives full transparency, allows single-name conviction. Family-office governance committees expect quarterly position-level reporting and share-class verification by default.

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