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The aspirations of Johnny Hon, entrepreneur in philanthropy

November 30, 2020

Johnny Hon, founder and executive chairman of venture capital firm Global Group International Holdings, has pursued success in business as a route to giving back. He explains why philanthropy is important to him and what he has learnt along the way.

Attractive alternatives—Overview on the Family Business: Financing for Growth Report 2017

May 21, 2018

Jim Burns, head of KKR’s Individual Investor Business, speaks to CampdenFBabout annual financing decisions, the rising awareness of alternative funders, and generational differences towards capitalising the family business

Jim Burns, head of KKR’s Individual Investor Business, speaks to CampdenFB about annual financing decisions, the rising awareness of alternative funders, and generational differences towards capitalising the family business

Why did you decide to carry out the Family Business: Financing for Growth Report 2017?

Market Insight: Old money, new method

August 10, 2017

Marketplace lending is a new form of credit intermediation that has generated a lot of media buzz, so how can it fit into a family office portfolio?

Marketplace lending is a new form of credit intermediation that has generated a lot of media buzz, so how can it fit into a family office portfolio? Ravi Anand, managing director of ESF Capital, explains marketplace lending whereby individual loans are broken into loan parts and matched to lenders through an online platform.

The beauty of the matching nature of marketplace lending is that it is a perfect solution for matching supply and demand of capital and risks.

The direct approach: Family offices and direct investing

December 14, 2016

How should family offices approach direct investing? And what is the more important choice – the platforms or the underlying investments? Alison Ebbage examines this rapidly growing multi-billion dollar market

How should family offices approach direct investing? And what is the more important choice – the platforms or the underlying investments? Alison Ebbage examines this rapidly growing multi-billion dollar market

Governments need to spend

November 8, 2011

When the going gets tough, the tough get spending. This, at any rate, is the view of Richard Koo, senior economist at the Nomura Research Institute, who has developed quite a reputation for arguing governments in the west should be investing rather than saving money to rescue their economies.

When the going gets tough, the tough get spending.

This, at any rate, is the view of Richard Koo, senior economist at the Nomura Research Institute, who has developed quite a reputation for arguing governments in the west should be investing rather than saving money to rescue their economies.

Lend a hand and make a success story

July 1, 2005

The perils of borrowing and lending are well documented, especially when it comes to family and friends. However, there are ways to do it successfully and encourage innovation – without endangering relationships. Lloyd Steier describes how to do it

Lloyd Steier holds a research chair and is a professor in the department of strategic management and organisation at the University of Alberta School of Business. He is also the academic director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise and the Alberta Business Family Institute.