Banks hide up to 50% of family offices’ portfolio fees
Between 40% and 50% of fees charged by private banks to manage family office portfolios are hidden from…
Family offices are sanguine about venture investing and they can take losses on the chin
Family offices continue to invest in new venture deals while fearing the worst from some of those existing…
Family enterprises are turning their old rags into new riches
Family enterprises have been prominent in the fashion trade for generations, and now they are backing…
Why cash-buying billionaires like Ortega are beating institutions in the property market
Year in, year out, Amancio Ortega’s family office Grupo Pontegadea has invested in trophy real estate,…
Billionaires back sea-based nuclear reactors
A Danish company backed by three billionaires has won a European Union grant to build small nuclear reactors…
Morgan Stanley-backed trading platform targets family offices
A trading platform which offers family offices access to alternative investments has struck a deal with…
The Markov Chain, asset managers…and gambling
Over the years, asset managers have bridled at the suggestion that investing in their funds is a gamble.
“It’s our job to work our way through all this” – family office managing director
John Berthinussen, co-managing director of private equity-focused Souter Investments, concedes the going…
Father and son rainmakers move into impact investing
A father-and-son team who developed a range of multi-manager hedge funds in the 1990s are winning a following…
Family office tech platform expands with new funding
Eton Solutions, a developer of cloud-based technology platforms for family offices, has raised $38 million…
Why family offices love investing in real estate…
Following a series of setbacks for venture capital, real estate has reasserted its position as top investment…
“I could never get enough” multi-billionaire dies leaving succession unclear
Italian billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio once remarked: “I could never get enough.
The squeeze is on at family offices, but many are actively hiring, say experts
Family offices are fighting to stay on the front foot by saving money where they can, while retaining…