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September 22, 2022

On the heels of Campden Wealth's Forum in Bermuda this past summer, Campden FB caught up with long-time member Edward Allanby. Having spent 20 years living in and welcoming family offices to Bermuda, Edward guides us through the many reasons why the North Atlantic island is the place to be...

There are myriad reasons to move to Bermuda - an archipelago of 181 islands totalling 21 square miles and surrounded by pink sand beaches and palm trees, the island is rich in culture, local and international cuisines and natural beauty, with a sub-tropical climate and temperatures that rarely drop below 55°F or exceed 90°F. The island offers one of the highest standards of living in the world, one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, a top-tier healthcare system and access to excellent schools.

The deserving and undeserving rich

July 3, 2012

I recently had lunch with a man who said the rich are getting too much stick. This concerned him. The problem, as he saw it, was that all wealthy people are being lumped together with bankers.

Kierkegaard's bankers

February 2, 2012

Ever since people started attacking bankers and others for the large amounts of money that they earn, their defenders have come out with a peculiar argument – that the reason people dislike bankers is because those critics envy their riches. That’s not true.

What's Stockholm got to do with executive pay - a lot

January 11, 2012

In psychology, the Stockholm syndrome is a disturbing condition first defined in 1973, after four employees of a branch of Kreditbanken in the Swedish capital were taken hostage by armed criminals. The weird aspect of the affair was that the hostages ended up being antagonistic to their rescuers and defended the arguments of their captors. The syndrome, in effect, is a survival mechanism.

In psychology, the Stockholm syndrome is a disturbing condition first defined in 1973, after four employees of a branch of Kreditbanken in the Swedish capital were taken hostage by armed criminals.

Firing his machine gun in the air, escaped prisoner Jan-Erik Olsson announced: “The party has just begun!” Some party. The hostages were bound, strapped with dynamite and held in a bank vault for five days, when they were freed.

Rothschild hires Lehmen bankers

November 3, 2008

Two-centuries-old family-owned bank Rothschild has taken advantage of the demise of rival Lehman Brothers, hiring three M&A bankers from the collapsed firm.

Two-centuries-old family-owned bank Rothschild has taken advantage of the demise of rival Lehman Brothers, hiring three M&A bankers from the collapsed firm. The boutique investment bank has hired Antonio Villalon as co-head of its Global Financial Institutions Group. Rothschild also named Stephen Fox as co-head of its UK FIG and Philippe Le Baquer moved across to work on FIG deals in continental Europe.

"We are seeing significant demand for our FIG related independent advice," the bank said.