When Shepherd Neame picked up the annual Coutts Prize for Family Business earlier this month, it was the culmination of over 300 years of history, writes Marc Smith. But the current CEO is keen to vent his frustration about how his business is being treated
The man who runs the family office of one of Thailand’s leading families talks about strategic investment, secrecy and succession, writes Marc Smith.
John Maynard Keynes, that most famous of economists, has received a lot of renewed coverage since the financial crisis as most governments have followed his proposal that when suffering a downturn, they should borrow and spend money to boost economic activity.
In the wake of the global financial crisis, family offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand share their experiences with Marc Smith.
As established financial centres disagree on the merits of proposed European legislation, smaller jurisdictions such as Malta hope to benefit, writes Marc Smith