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Passive is (Still) Massive as Stock Selection “Sinks into a Swoon”
In January 2015, in an interview in the London-based Financial News, I argued that the 20% allocation…
Business schools target the next gen with sustainable courses
Business schools are now going out of their way to woo an increasingly environmentally aware next generation…
Logic is slipping away in the venture world but it doesn’t seem to matter
In a recent interview, Jess Lee, a partner at Sequoia Capital, the venture capital firm, recalled how…
Africa, a land of opportunity for family offices?
Despite having its fair share of difficulties, Africa is slowly but surely developing a dynamic family…
Seek family-backed asset managements for sustained investment performance
What you put into life is what you get out of it, according to Clint Eastwood, whose skill in movie deals…
How family offices can really make an impact
Despite their ambitions in the area, family offices are finding it tough to identify high-quality investments…
Is it time for us to cash in our chips?
Cast your mind back, if you will, to the market low of March 2009, after the precious wealth underpinning…
As hedge funds institutionalise family offices lose interest
In 1933, US president Franklin D.
This is why I’m putting my family money in private businesses
Over the years, I have become deeply concerned by the way listed companies mislead investors in their…
The debate on wealth is intensifying – family offices should take note
Nearly a hundred years ago, on 11 August 1919, Andrew Carnegie passed away, renowned as a wealthy industrialist,…
Why family offices are the new deal masters
I stood there reluctantly outside his palatial home.
A new tool will help you invest for the long-term
In a panel on “Investing Wisely” held at Horasis Global Meeting last week, a New York-based investor…
Family offices fill the identity gap left by family businesses
Globally, there are many thousands of family offices, with a big proportion of them being set up in the…