Founder-led companies: What investors need to knowBY LAWRENCE LAM | FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025 9:00AM Founder-led companies have long been a lucrative hunting ground for investors.
 Calling time on hedge fundsBased on a recent survey by alternatives researcher Peltz International, hedge funds typically represent 11% of family office portfolios - but this may ... Eggs, baskets and family officesOne of the most appealing parts of running a family office is the freedom to go it your own way - but this can have its downsides. Award winners shine a light on Australia's growing philanthropy sectorEarlier this month, we announced the winners of the 2016 La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards, which recognise the real-world achievements ...  More to philanthropy than many people realiseAlthough Australian cricketer Shane Warne may not realise it, his charitable foundation has done the not-for-profit and philanthropic sector a huge favour. A role model for young professionalsFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan recently announced they would transfer 99% of their shares in the social network, worth about ... Honouring philanthropic givingFS Private Wealth has supported philanthropy from its first issue. Over the intervening years, it has provided advisers, high net worth investors and ... Now is the time to giveThere is no doubt that philanthropic giving is gaining momentum. While Australian private wealth investors have always been generous in their donations ... An appetite for private equity investmentThis 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" ... Australian family offices now among the world's eliteThe 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. |
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Viola Private Wealth executive chair, founding partner, and adviser Charlie Viola has worked hard to build his personal brand, and it shows. Viola's face is plastered across financial services media. This ubiquity, however, isn't without rhyme or reason. Andrew McKean writes.
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