Richard Branson, SPACs, bankruptcy…and a family enterprise
Sir Richard Branson’s decision to put Virgin Orbit into bankruptcy marks the latest of several setbacks…
Activist family offices, a fund, and the UK’s Jurassic Park companies
An activist fund is seeking family office support to invest in companies in the UK, where shares have…
Family offices, legacy assets and risk exposures
As the tide goes out, family offices are fretting over their risk exposures, including investments in…
Can an AI asset manager beat active managers and passive index trackers?
Active managers have lagged the index for years, often to the irritation of family office clients, who…
Family offices and the latest AI moves
Family enterprises and entrepreneurs led by Marc Benioff and Sam Altman are piling into Humane, an AI…
Informal solo investors are beating family offices to deals
A new generation of solo VC investors is backing Character.
Neurodiverse individuals and how human capital plays a crucial role in family office development
Recruitment consultant Mark Somers believes in the power of family capital - to be more precise, family…
Why the next series of Succession should be watched by every family business
Nearly three-quarters of US family businesses have failed to develop a fully-structured succession plan,…
Is venture capital the new subprime? If so, that may concern investors like family offices
For the second time in fifteen years, the global banking system is at risk due to modern financial engineering.
Family-run banks like Rothschild understand short-term risk – much better than SVB
Family businesses have a problem with short-termism - particularly the stock market’s tendency to panic…
Some family offices are making a fortune from the carbon market
Family offices are weary of paying fees to ESG funds which fail to meet their objectives.
Billionaire fund manager takes a punt on Adani’s companies…could others follow?
One of the world’s top equity managers has raised eyebrows by investing $1.
Why global investors like family offices and foundations are pivoting to the US
The decision of Sheffield’s big data specialist WANdisco to consider a US listing is another nail in…