Governance
Lessons from Swedish family firms
Sweden is home to a multitude of excellent mid-market family-owned firms, many of them unknown outside…
The tragedy of Espirito Santo? It was as bad as other banks
Portuguese bank Espirito Santo, which collapsed in the summer, is now being investigated for money-laundering
Ana Botin and the Goldilocks point
The new head of Santander might have ruffled some feathers with her changes to the board, but jettisoning…
Why pasta plus tumble-driers equals a happy family
That way you get exposure to many sectors and geographies, and hopefully the family can live off profits…
The News Corp rebels are right (but not for the reason they think)
Shareholders in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp have rebelled over the company's controversial dual-class…
Family businesses love the Buffett way
Warren Buffett has a penchant for family businesses, and the culture of Berkshire Hathaway seems to fit…
German firm shows how to get entrepreneurship right
When the fourth-generation member of a German accounting firm set up his own travel business he might…
Ferrari flotation makes it a thoroughly modern firm
The Agnelli family's decision to float the jewel in its crown, Ferrari, is a wise move and it will be…
Hyundai folly hints at deeper malaise
Spending billions on a glitzy new HQ was a bad idea, but it is emblematic of the chaebols' blindness…
The AstraZeneca deal is off? Not if the Wallenbergs get a say
A factor overlooked by many analysts of the pharma company's potential takeover is that the family who…
The land of the rising son-in-law
The Japanese tradition of adopting sons-in-law to run family businesses is unique, but it seems to work
Don’t let dad’s wisdom stay on the golf course
Retired CEOs or founders can be a pain for their successors, but they can also be a repository of experience…