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What role can private markets play in a total-portfolio strategy?

November 22, 2021

When our institutional clients want to talk with us about return-seeking strategies, the conversation most often turns to private markets. No surprise. An increasing amount of capital formation and access to growth and income opportunities occur in the private markets.

Next generation entrepreneurs drive venture capital exposure in family offices

October 6, 2021

The next generation taking charge of family wealth are seizing more opportunities in the world’s $418 billion venture capital space and powering the expansion by family offices into early investments, according to new research by Campden Wealth.

However, the best venture deals continued to be hard to access and most family offices relied on their existing network for deal flow. Recruiting and retaining expertise in venture capital remained a challenge for many family offices.

Climate change risk metrics: The rising tide

August 17, 2021

The investment industry is now seeing an expansion in data-driven practices, with new ESG and climate datasets emerging and becoming mainstream. We explore what climate risk metrics are and how they are used today.

The impact on philanthropy and charities when ultra-wealthy divorce

August 17, 2021

Charitable giving is increasingly becoming a keystone in ultra-high net worth family estate planning. Therefore, in considering how to unwind an estate plan on divorce, thought must be given to how to disentangle the family’s charitable activities.

How a philanthropic programme can be bisected such that each party can pursue their own independent path depends significantly on the form of that programme; at its most complex it involves a close investigation of UK charity and trust law to determine the best way to separate the two individuals.

Preparing for generational wealth transfer post-Covid-19

July 7, 2021

Every industry has seen sharp changes over the last year and a half due to the pandemic, but the wealth sector has seen a major shift with the generational wealth transfer timeline shortening significantly.

Tell Campden Wealth your family office’s venture capital insights in new survey

June 30, 2021

Campden Wealth invites family office principals and executives to share their experiences of venture capital investing in a new survey.

Campden Wealth invites family office principals and executives to share their experiences of venture capital investing in a new survey.

New MedTech Investing Europe Forum rides wave of innovation in healthcare, life sciences and biotech in Covid-19 era

June 15, 2021

The chairman of the eagerly-awaited 31st MedTech Investing Europe Forum says the healthcare sector is “back at the top” in global venture capital priorities with the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrating the importance of healthcare and life sciences.

Regulatory, ESG and Crypto legal check-list for family offices post-pandemic

June 14, 2021

What are some of the key legal considerations that family offices need to consider when structuring investments in a post-Covid world? How have wealth-holder responsibilities and priorities changed within this new era?

Easy money comes, easy money can go

May 19, 2021

Over the past five months investors put more money into equity funds than in the previous twelve years combined. It’s easy to see why.

Over the past five months investors put more money into equity funds than in the previous twelve years combined. It’s easy to see why.

There is a lot of spare money around. Central banks have flooded the economy with support and generous government subsidies have filled the gap for millions of individuals. Those who could, saved.

The DeFi Revolution: The opportunities and risks for family offices

May 17, 2021

We have reached the point where many family offices are open to some form of crypto-assets investment, and a number have allocated serious resources to crypto-assets. In some cases, this is driven by the lure of returns, in other cases by next generation family members advocating crypto investment.

I wrote an article for CampdenFB in November 2017, which included the following statement:

“Only a courageous chief investment officer would stand before a family committee meeting to advocate a crypto investment... But perceptions are changing.”