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How do you prepare for handing over the reins of the family business to the next generation? Citywealth’s April French Furnell spoke to family advisors to find out some key indicators for a successful handover.
Citywealth’s April French Furnell asks: Why are NFTs growing in popularity and what should investors know before adding them to their art collection?
“In Hong Kong, the main thrust of the private wealth work is for mainland Chinese families; now, those families see Hong Kong stabilising after all the turmoil over the last 18 months or so, and it is for them the logical place to be.”
Over the past two years, the wealth of tech entrepreneurs has increased at a dramatic rate, allowing tech billionaires such as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk to pull ahead of others. How do tech entrepreneurs ensure their start-up is on the right side of this trend? Citywealth called upon the expertise of lawyers with experience advising tech firms from their infancy through to fundraising and exit, as well as investors and tech entrepreneurs themselves, to find out the secrets to success.
Events
Awards and Club News
Vote for the leading offshore advisors in the IFC Awards 2022 before the deadline of 5 November, 2021.
Watch this space: shortlist coming soon.
Networking in business is one of the best resources for career development and professional success; Citywealth runs networking clubs where you can boost your career, whether you are starting your journey or keeping a connection alive. Next event to be held in person on 22nd November 6.30-8.30pm at 12 Hay Hill.
Congratulations to the shortlist. The awards evening will be held on the 11 November.
Leaders List Interviews
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Set sail this Autumn from Valletta, Malta onboard ĆarBlu Malta’s latest yacht Skyline. An elegant 24-metre yacht, the San Lorenzo 82 is the newest addition to yacht management company’s fleet and from early Autumn will be docked in Valletta’s beautiful Grand Harbour alongside ĆarBlu’s other yachts: Midnight Madness and Lady in Blue.
Fancy a European city break in a stunning apartment with a prime central location? Susie Marquis, Founder of The Luxury Travel Book, the city apartment and villa rental experts, with an enviable portfolio of properties shares her top recommendations for European city breaks in Paris, Venice, Seville, Rome and Florence this autumn and winter.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has announced the launch of Considerate Collection, naming La Sultana Marrakech as one of the pioneering 26 founding hotels within the collection. Considerate Collection is a new community of actively sustainable luxury hotels going the extra eco mile, proving that luxury is compatible with longevity.
John Bell & Croydon are the Selfridges of pharmacies, perfect for a meander. With a long history of selling health concepts, potions and lotions, their inventory includes Swarovski mobility scooters for the fun citizen who may not want to downgrade their life engagement even if experiencing physical limitations.
ESG Hub
ESG insights
Capital Group, with assets under management of £1.9 trillion, has appointed Belinda Gan as ESG Investment Director, Europe and Asia Client Group, effective 1 October 2021. Belinda will report into Alexandra Haggard, Head of Product and Investment Services for Europe and Asia.
With so many new products and offerings coming to the market, how can you avoid being accused of greenwashing so that clients wanting to invest are sure their money is making the impact they expect? One way, says April French-Furnell, is to check if the company has B-Corp Certification.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools and services, today announced the launch of MSCI Climate Lab, a new application for enterprise-level monitoring and management of climate and financial risks for investors.
RBC Wealth Management has introduced a new reporting feature, their ‘Sustainability Profile’ to analyse the sustainability credentials of client investment portfolios based on a set of 15 sustainability metrics covering environment, governance, products and services, and society.
Leaders List
Top Recommended Lists
The Top Recommended Philanthropic Advisors is a research-led editorial feature highlighting the ‘need to know’ philanthropic advisors in the US and UK. In order to assist philanthropists in selecting an advisor we invited those who are ranked to share an insight into their career and passions.
Citywealth is pleased to present the Top 20 Family Office Advisors based on recommendations from clients and peers through independent research conducted by Citywealth. For the purposes of our ranking, we are including family office advisors providing advice in two key areas: consulting and strategy, and administration and governance.
Often choosing a private banker and bank are synonymous. Private bankers are the first port of call, and the face of the business, and at its heart private banking is a relationship business. With that in mind, Citywealth invited a selection of the industry’s private bankers to share their leadership style, what makes their bank unique, and how they are adapting to and overcoming challenges. From embracing technology to deepen client relationships, to ensuring a diverse team who can not only communicate to clients from different nationalities but also crucially, understand their culture.
The Tech Top Ten from Citywealth encompasses lawyers from key centres, UK, Switzerland and USA who are able to deal with tech from its infancy and start up, through to fund raising rounds, M&A and also through litigation, succession, exit and finally into private wealth management.
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Latest Videos
Karen Jones in this Citywealth Live Sessions talks with Mark Pearce, Partner at Gateley, that shares his experience work with Crypto Currency, personal life and he talks about make mistakes as professional.
Why UHNW individuals are choosing The Cayman Islands to take up residency in the Cayman Islands.
In the first episode of the Later Life Planning podcast, Citywealth and Leaders List editor Karen Jones speaks to Justin Patten, a lawyer and mediator at Human Law Legal Practice to find out why we need to make a will, and how you go about making one. Learn what intestacy means and how you make sure you are in control of what happens to your estate when you die.
The countdown is on. Watch this short film to see what previous winners had to say about the awards and the event.
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