SocGén Gears Up its Entrepreneurial Focus
16 April 2012
French banking major Société Générale, fresh from launching its new private investment banking service aimed at UHNW entrepreneurs with a holding company or family office, has sought to firmly attach its name to family Read more…
Singapore to Act to Stem the Flow of ‘Too Many Millionaires’ into the Lion City
05 April 2012
Rumor has it that the city-state and Asian wealth management center Singapore is to end its successful, in fact, overly successful, “fast track” program that gave wealthy foreigners permanent residency. Under the scheme, run Read more…
SocGen Forms Dedicated Group for Entrepreneurs
27 March 2012
Ultra high net worths with a family office or a holding company that are entrepreneurs – “just add water.” At least that’s the sentiment according to Societe Generale. The global banks’s Private Investment Banking group Read more…
US and European Cities Still Hold Sway in New Global Competitive Index, with Mid-Tier Cities Driving Growth
12 March 2012
While Asian cities are now the strongest economically, it remains cities in the US and Europe that lead the way in terms of their overall competitiveness, according to a new report from the UK’s Read more…
US Authorities Bite Another Chunk Out Of Swiss Secrecy Laws
08 March 2012
In a move that marks the further repealing of Switzerland’s long-held and infamous banking secrecy laws, last week the Lower House of the Swiss Parliament approved, an amendment to the tax treaty agreement with Read more…
Businesses Relying on Owners' Personal Wealth Not External Funding - Survey
24 February 2012
A growing number of small to meduim sized businesses did not seek outside sources of finance last year, instead relying on the personal savings of business owners and entrepreneurs, a new survey has found. The Read more…
Taking the Private Office Proposition Downmarket
10 February 2012
The term private office or family office, some might say, is elitist, wrapped in an aura of inaccessibility, and with services that are only available, if they so choose, to the wealth elite. Certainly, Read more…
Friendly Rivals
08 February 2012
Who was it that said ‘a little friendly competition never hurt anyone?’ Now, where business method and business systems patents are concerned, a no-doubt most-welcomed-addendum to the quote could be “especially if you’re making Read more…
Women more likely have leadership roles in family business, says Coutts
12 August 2011
Family businesses are 48 percent more likely to boast a female presence on the board of directors compared to non-family businesses, according to a new report by Coutts & Co, entitled Dedication - Portraits Read more…
Combating Personal Risk Issues - Alliance Security Council
12 August 2011
Knowing no boundaries - this is a phrase that has often been associated with media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his business empire. He has enjoyed much attention in this regard - at least in Read more…