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Wealthy change tack on investments to focus on growth

July 19, 2013

The world’s wealthy intend to take on more risk this year as they try to regain money lost during the global financial crisis, new research reveals.

In a survey completed by the Institute for Private Investors, an educational and networking service for ultra-high net worth individuals, 63% of respondents said they planned to increase their allocation to global equities in 2013 and 53% plan to increase their positions in domestic equities.

Media offices

June 5, 2013

On the back of a recent partnership, the man who now heads up LGL Partners and Forbes Family Trust – two family offices founded by media moguls – talks to Campden about his plans for the future and the possibility of a merger.

As wealthy families go, the two behind LGL Partners and Forbes Family Trust seem pretty different. Yes, both might owe much of their fortunes to the media industry – the Forbes family to publishing and the Lenfests to cable television – but at first glance they appear to take very different approaches to wealth.

Sponsored feature: US real estate - back on track

June 5, 2013

Can non-US capital benefit from lucrative US Multifamily real estate without establishing an operating platform over there?

Investment in art soars

May 8, 2013

Record prices being paid for top-end art work and a big increase in insurance cover for them show the asset class is more popular than ever, as demand for tangible investments continues to flourish.

Sotheby’s recent sale of impressionist and modern art in New York managed to raise the second-highest amount in the category since the financial crisis began in 2008.

Big increase in family office assets under external management

December 14, 2012

External asset advisers are benefiting from a growing distrust among wealthy families in big banks, according to a director at financial research firm Cerulli Associates.

  Following the 2008/2009 financial crisis, Bing Waldert reckons the wealthy are increasingly using multi family offices to manage their money – and MFOs in turn are making use of external asset advisers.  

Beyond uncertainty

October 19, 2011

We used to be uncertain. Now we’re nothing like as sure. Even Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, admits to being fearful, with trillions and trillions of dollars sitting on the sidelines because investors and companies lack confidence in the future.

We used to be uncertain. Now we’re nothing like as sure.

Even Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, admits to being fearful, with trillions and trillions of dollars sitting on the sidelines because investors and companies lack confidence in the future.

According to private bank Coutts the proportion of entrepreneurs keen to sell businesses through management buyouts has tripled since the credit crisis ended. But chance would be a fine thing.

Old jewellery

September 21, 2011

Period jewellery with a real history is splendid to wear and the stones and precious metals you acquire have the potential to rise substantially in value over time.

There are various styles and periods to choose from depending on your taste, whether you are purely profit seeking or simply driven by the desire to wear beautiful items. At present, dealers single out art deco pieces from 1920 to 1935 as the most popular, given their strong aesthetic appeal.

Africa rising

September 21, 2011

Africa could be on the brink of an economic take-off, much like China was 30 years ago and India 20 years ago. Political advancement and recent economic growth are making the continent an increasingly attractive investment option.

But investing in the continent isn't something to be taken lightly. Jeremy Hazlehurst looks at why.

Read the full story at CampdenFO.

Indian family businesses accelerate overseas investments

August 10, 2011

Growing confidence among Indian family businesses to be able to compete with the best in the world has accelerated their investments abroad, according to Kavil Ramachandran of the Indian School of Business.

The Thomas Schmidheiny Chair Professor of Family Business and Wealth Management told CampdenFB that overseas acquisitions and investments is a rising trend.

Bertarelli’s fund manager set for first deal

February 15, 2011

Billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli’s new asset manager, Northill Capital, is set to complete its first deal from a potential $1 billion war chest, according to a report in Financial News.

John Little, who joined Northill last year after being vice-chairman of asset management company BNY Mellon, told Financial News: “Northill has $1bn from the family to deploy, in seed capital or equity capital. That is a target, it could be more, it could be less.”