Gold in 2022: “will reclaim its title as a haven for newly-minted billionaires”
Central banks have resisted the lure of bitcoin and lifted their gold reserves to levels not seen since…
Family offices want to by-pass wealth advisers with new wave of trading platforms
Family offices and their advisers are flocking to platforms run by iCapital Network and its peers which…
Building on family ownership – can new family owners revive a legendary department store?
Billionaire families, and their wealthy friends, are set to drive Selfridges, the UK-based department…
The digital asset craze and the links with the late 90s dot-com boom
A record $30 billion of venture capital flooded into digital assets this year, adding momentum to an…
Vertical farming, family dynasties, and the vagaries of food tech
The Bonnier family of Sweden is standing up for vertical farms by participating in a $200 million fundraising…
Family office YardHouse Capital is combining emerging market themes with sustainability
Some might see litter blowing along the beaches of Zanzibar as a problem.
Some family offices are looking closer at emerging markets, particularly in private markets
This year brought little cheer to stocks in the MSCI emerging markets index, down - 4.
Family offices increasing want to invest in secondary real estate locations
In 2021, US family offices expressed a strong preference for real estate deals in secondary locations…
Private investors and family offices account for 23% of venture funding in Europe, survey
The growing wealth, and expertise, of family offices, have added rocket fuel to the European tech-driven…
Family business poised to take on Tesla with 3D printed supercar
Father and son team, Kevin and Lukas Czinger, have created a hypercar that could undermine Elon Musk’s…
Fungi and why family offices are getting interested
Unprepossessing in appearance, fungi have taken a billion years for their potential to be recognised…
The complexity of families running enterprises is creating more demand for advisers
The growing complexity of family businesses is creating disputes between their beneficiaries, according…
The pandemic accelerated healthcare up the list of priorities for family offices but many are complacent, says health entrepreneur
Jordan Shlain, founder of Private Medical, is baffled by people who are wealthy enough to access top-quality…