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Ain’t love grand?

January 1, 2005

Following US fashion, older generations of British family businesses are ushering successors to sign pre-nuptial agreements as part of the ownership transfer – even if the contracts aren’t legally binding in the UK. Melanie Stern reports

Melanie Stern is section editor of Families in Business magazine.

Following US fashion, older generations of British family businesses are ushering successors to sign pre-nuptial agreements as part of the ownership transfer – even if the contracts aren't legally binding in the UK. Melanie Stern reports

An insider reviews...

January 1, 2005

War Paint
By Lindy Woodhead, Wiley

Christine Harland is director of Camdem Writers.

War Paint
By Lindy Woodhead, Wiley

War Paint brings us two powerful characters whose rivalry was legendary and whose entrepreneurial talents were nothing short of brilliant. Florence Nightingale Graham and Chaja Rubinstein, better known as Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein, became household names worldwide and their beauty brands dominated the market for more than half of the 20th century.

It's been in the family for years

January 1, 2005

Nick Fulford ambles through Europe’s largest indoor antiques market in search of his lifelong calling

Nick Fulford is managing director of Cancan Communications

Nick Fulford ambles through Europe's largest indoor antiques market in search of his lifelong calling

Ain't love grand?

January 1, 2005

Melanie Stern is section editor of Families in Business magazine.

A vacation with va-va-voom

September 1, 2004

Holiday at the apex of style: visit the new breed of luxury brand resorts in some of the world’s stunning locations. Melanie Stern reports

Melanie Stern is section editor of Families in Business magazine.

Holiday at the apex of style: visit the new breed of luxury brand resorts in some of the world's stunning locations. Melanie Stern reports

There's probably one brick in the walls of the Chrysler Building for every Louis Vuitton bag or Versace dress snapped up year in, year out; brand recognition for the luxury goods industry is positively booming.

Week at the top

July 1, 2004

Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo is a diverse family-owned group of companies, founded in Bahrain in 1890 by Haji Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo. As group managing director of his 115-year old family company and chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce, Khalid Kanoo is a busy man

Saturday

Ensuring your family’s security

July 1, 2004

A former bomb disposal expert with the British Army explains the steps prominent and wealthy families should take to protect themselves against kidnap and extortion

Justin Priestley GM is Director at Aon Crisis Consulting and is a former bomb disposal expert with the British Army.

A former bomb disposal expert with the British Army explains the steps prominent and wealthy families should take to protect themselves against kidnap and extortion

Collectibles: insurance and security

July 1, 2004

Invest in your investments: provide for the many financial and physical risks in a high-end collection with adequate insurance and security. Melanie Stern reports

Melanie Stern is Section Editor of Families in Business magazine.

Invest in your investments: provide for the many financial and physical risks in a high-end collection with adequate insurance and security. Melanie Stern reports

You've bought the impressionist painting you had your eye on, and your taste for fine wine is reflected in a growing collection. It's likely you spent well into the hundred thousands, millions – or billions – on your passion so, understandably, you want them out of harm's way.

Film investment: all fur coat and no knickers?

July 1, 2004

Returns of 500% sounds pretty juicy, but nothing’s for free. Melanie Stern scratches the surface of film investment and finds that this silver screen temptation is, well, just a boring old tax shelter – albeit a useful but ill-understood one

Melanie Stern is section editor of Families in Business magazine.

Returns of 500% sounds pretty juicy, but nothing's for free. Melanie Stern scratches the surface of film investment and finds that this silver screen temptation is, well, just a boring old tax shelter – albeit a useful but ill-understood one

You might think it would take a pretty radical game of free association to link film and hedge fund investment, but it's simple. The relation is three-fold - big due diligence and regulatory concerns make them both very high risk.

Does superyacht mean supertax?

May 1, 2004

Buying a superyacht means buying a lifestyle. It is the ultimate luxury purchase but it need not be a tax burden – provided that you take good professional advice

Howard Callow is general manager of private client service at Bank of Bermuda, Isle of Man. (Reprinted from Private Wealth Management 2004.)

Buying a superyacht means buying a lifestyle. It is the ultimate luxury purchase but it need not be a tax burden – provided that you take good professional advice