Despite a fightback from sin, virtue performs better in the investment world
The wages of sin are falling, to judge by the way alcohol, aerospace, defence, gaming and tobacco stocks…
Might the Duke and Duchess of Sussex about to set up a family office?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have registered a series of trademarks under their new Royal Sussex brand…
Pearson – when family values get diluted this is what can happen
It’s hard to believe, but following the publication of a disappointing trading statement, the share p…
Venture, due diligence, and family offices
An unprecedented $1
Tokenisation, real estate and giving employees a stake in the family enterprise
Stan Group, the $10 billion Hong Kong-based real estate company backed by the Tang Shing-Bor family has…
Yes, the venture boom continues, but family offices need to be wary of the pitfalls
The number of unicorns stampeding round the world will surge beyond 500 this year, as tech-driven ventures…
Assassinations and why they might actually be good for long-term market stability
The price of gold and oil surged, to no one’s surprise, following the US killing of Qasem Soleimani, t…
Bill Gates, clean energy, 22 ventures, and the family offices backing many of them
As climate anxiety grows, amid Australia’s worst bush fires in history, family offices are stepping u…
Fiscal stimuli are on the way in 2020 – investors like family offices will benefit
Few would argue that Quantitative Easing maintains its potency, more than ten years after it helped to…
Pay and family offices – skin in the game approach for executive compensation gains popularity
A growing number of US family offices are allowing key executives to acquire skin in their game, according…
Legal advice is being disrupted – that might interest family offices
It’s not unusual for self-made billionaires to get stuck into new ventures.
Slow finance, family offices, and private capital
The switch to private assets is becoming “one of the most profound shifts in the capital markets since t…
The family office path to private assets
Michael Dell’s $16 billion family office, MSD Capital, is steadily increasing its allocation to private a…