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
Niki Lauda’s lessons in risk-management
Modern business families have a huge variety of complex risks to cope with and evidence suggests that…
The House of Saud demonstrates how not to manage succession
The Saudis have broken every rule in the book, and the result is uncertainty
News round-up: Baxter, Aldi, Li Ka-Shing, Lotte, Cisneros, Turner
Ena Baxter, who turned Baxters soups into a global business, had died aged 90; also, Aldi heir wins art…
Interview: Edouard Meylan, CEO of H Moser & Cie
The sixth-generation watch-maker is angry about the effect of the Swiss franc's appreciation on exporters,…
The rise of sticky baton syndrome
Many current owners of family businesses are refusing to retire, leading to frustration among the next…
Investment lessons from tycoons
Family-controlled firms can make decisions faster than shareholder-owned ones
Peter Wallenberg’s 5 great achievements
Peter Wallenberg, who died this week, will be remembered as the man who saved the family investment vehicle…
Four reasons to love non-family managers
Non-family managers might not have the same emotional attachment to a business, but they can be very…
News round-up: Maran, Slim, Cho, Bombardier
Kalanithi Maran sells his stake in Indian budget airline SpiceJet
Chaebols in Wonderland
A study finds that youngsters in South Korea's family-controlled conglomerates are promoted to senior…