Why family offices will continue to plough money into private markets

In 1992, just over thirty years ago, lenders were stunned by the collapse of property giant Olympia & York, owned by Canada’s Reichmann family, following its failure to service debts of $20 billion.

Entrepreneurs are, by nature, risk-takers. And few worry more about the risks they are taking than their bankers

As interest in private assets grows, veteran consultant Richard Ennis has beefed up his warning that alternatives have undermined the performance of endowments since the 2008 credit crisis