A Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers.

This publication will run its gaze over the world of North American and global philanthropy in coming days, as seems entirely right during this "giving season". Family Wealth Report will examine trends, talk to senior practitioners in the private client space and consider recent high-profile cases.

The final weeks of the year are traditionally a time to consider making gifts, although of course developments take place all year round, and are not just dictated by a particular calendar date. Philanthropy remains one of the most important areas of our wealth management coverage. This subject is one of a number of themes explored here, as can be seen by our forward features calendar.

On behalf of the team at Family Wealth Report, we wish all of our readers and their families a Happy Thanksgiving. We will resume publication on Monday, December 2.