Coutts Institute

Passing the Vanderbilt test: How to preserve your family wealth

June 24, 2019

Most families fight a losing battle to sustain wealth past their third generation. Alison Ebbage asks four experts what families can do to avoid becoming another statistic

The Gilded Age was a defining period of massive economic growth in the United States during the late 19th century. It fuelled a period of extraordinary wealth generation for some of the young nation’s wealthiest families, a period that was tinged with the darker shadow of inequality.

Charitable donations over $1 million drop 8%, a third gift to higher education

November 20, 2015

Universities remained the main destinations for multi-million dollar donations in 2014, despite a 8% drop in the total number of charitable gifts overall, according to a recently published study of donor trends in six regions around the world.

Management buyouts ‘a good option if succession planning fails’

October 18, 2011

Management buyouts can help ensure a family business stays in the hands of people who care about the company and have worked hard for its success, according to a private bank.

Family businesses may be reluctant to opt for a management buyout, but if succession plans fail, then it could be a good solution, said Mark Evans, head of Coutts Institute.