Author Bios
Katie Barker
Katie Barker is the features writer at Construction News at Emap. She was earlier the features editor for Campden's Wealth publications, CampdenFB and CampdenFO.
Chancellor George Osborne introduced several measures to streamline charitable giving in the latest UK budget. Katie Barker looks at what those measures are and their impact for philanthropy
Construction might not be an area a family business would want to be in during a credit crisis – after all didn’t the crisis start with a collapse in the US property market? Katie Barker takes a look at how family businesses in the sector are coping
Families need to be aware that family unity is good for business – look no further than the business empire of Stanley Ho to prove the point.
Two of France’s largest and most famed family businesses, Hermes and L’Oreal, have taken steps this week to bolster family control and reaffirm the family’s commitment to the company. But the question remains as to whether this is enough to ensure continued family ownership.
US family offices won a significant battle in their efforts to remain private earlier this year when they gained exemption from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, writes Katie Barker
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