 Christopher Page Managing Director, Financial Standard Christopher Page is the founder, managing director and group publisher of the Rainmaker Group of companies. At Rainmaker Group, he leads business development, product innovation, strategic planning and customer relationship management. Prior to forming Rainmaker Group, Page held a wide range of senior management roles with investment managers.
CHRISTOPHER PAGE | FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015 FS Private Wealth has supported philanthropy from its first issue. Over the intervening years, it has provided advisers, high net worth investors and family offices with tools to encourage and manage philanthropic donations. During that time, our journalists ... Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015 There is no doubt that philanthropic giving is gaining momentum. While Australian private wealth investors have always been generous in their donations, the appetite for philanthropy is growing. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015 This week, I was amused by the news that Blue Sky Private Equity has sold its majority stake in a portable toilet hire company. "Blue Sky flushes dunnies" was the catchy headline our journalists came up with. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015 The world's largest network of family offices and private wealth advisers has just expanded to Australia, a move that puts us among the world's elite. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015 The fintech revolution is already happening in Australia and, while it is not mainstream yet, you might have noticed the early signs. Investing in innovation is not only extremely profitable, it also contributes to progress. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015 With Asia becoming the world's fastest growing hub of ultra-high net worth (UHNW) investors, a new survey confirms that Sydney is poised to become a home for the region's multimillionaires. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015 Co-investment between family offices and professionalisation are two of the trends set to rock the family office sector in 2015, according to experts in the field. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014 They say investing is part science, part art but if you've been following the frenetic action at the auction houses over recent weeks then you'd be forgiven for thinking the saying is worth revisiting. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014 Wealthy families are among the most complex and dynamic organisations on the planet. They are automatically subject to several hurdles when it comes to preserving wealth over generations. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014 Many of you won't be surprised to hear that fund managers, as a general rule, are very keen to have you on board as investors. Read more |
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