Research on PE fund performance plays into the family office direct investment narrative
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett once remarked: “Diversification is protection against ignorance.
Family offices often employ tarnished investment managers, where they bounce back. Could that happen to Neil Woodford?
Expect UK equity manager Neil Woodford to consider taking on business offered by family offices, when…
A fortune built on beer…and one of the oldest family investment dynasties
According to that well-worn Lancashire proverb, wealthy families are doomed to travel from clogs to clogs…
Should family offices go easy on venture?
As long as interest rates stay low, there is every chance that venture capitalists backing tech-driven…
Should family offices employ sports coach techniques to improve investment performance?
If the combined might of America’s top university endowments cannot beat the market, what hope is there f…
Family offices – beware the “greenwish” in sustainable investing
Assets of more than $31 trillion are now invested in funds that take account of environmental, social…
The Cobham deal – family businesses are being snapped up in the UK
The episode was brief, but a refreshing reminder of family values has been brought to light by Lady Nadine…
How family capital over many generations is changing philanthropy
Philanthropy has evolved over several generations to become better defined and global in scope, according…
Trump tweets, value stocks, and zero interest rates
You may not guess it from market indices, but global stock markets have been having a bad wobble over…
Private investment group set for multi-billion-dollar windfall with IPO
A Detroit-based private investment group called Camelot Venture Group is about to realise a big windfall…
Quantum computing will transform investing – family offices/UHNWs are investing
Xanadu, a Canadian quantum computing firm backed by a posse of powerful investors, expects to take two…
A vegan capitalist says family offices get impact investing wrong. Here’s why
Impact investing has become a buzz phrase among family offices keen to find a sustainable return from…
Family offices should look for opportunities in dividend stocks
For the best part of a decade, investors have been piling into bonds, tracker funds, private assets and…