10 Great Non-Family Business Professionals
They are a special breed - able to work well with powerful families and grow the businesses they oversee…
HSBC’s zombie deals mean reputational risk
When giving your money to banks you know you are taking a monetary risk, but the more damaging problem…
Families dominate super-wealthy (if you exclude China)
A new Chinese list of all the world's billionaires suggests that many are self-made, but if you look…
News: Suntory takes it slow – plus Batista, Frere, Murdoch and Widjaja
The Japanese spirits brands' CEO talks, a Brazilian mogul's tweet lands him in trouble, and other family…
Succession lessons from King Lear
Over the coming decades thousands of family businesses will transfer to the next generation.
The Five Big Risks for Family Offices
The numbers of family offices are increasing but so are their risks.
Interview: Antje von Dewitz, CEO of Vaude
When the daughter of the outdoor wear brand's founder took over the business she decided to make it as…
Will family firms continue to dominate emerging markets?
At the moment up to 90% of businesses in some emerging markets are either founder or family owned.
Family businesses and their role in the revolution
A French lawyer thinks that their collaborative nature means that family businesses are playing a leading…
News round-up: Wallenberg, Koch, Burkhard, Clark, Dejphon
The Wallenberg family ring the changes at Investor, the Koch brothers raise a billion for the 2016 elections,…
Anarchy, holacracy and family
Leaderless organisations are all the rage, but successful ones are few and far between.
Henokiens: the world’s most exclusive club
If you're prepared to wait 200 years you just might just be able to gain membership to this group of…
Take l’affaire Bettencourt as a warning
If even the powerful matriarch of the L'Oreal dynasty can be preyed on it can happen to anybody.