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Family businesses and the increasing importance of the Family Bank
8th September 2020
A family bank can take many forms – it is not necessarily a bank, it can be a private investment vehicle, a legal framework, or perhaps simply just a notion – the key is that it provides long term strategy and clarity to all family members, focused on delivering a platform for preserving and transitioning wealth.
How To Apply Design Thinking in Crisis Management
7th August 2020
Design Thinking has become more of a topic in the last few years. How does one apply each of the steps involved in this process during a crisis?
Declaring Dividends in the Time of Covid-19
4th August 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a pandemic that poses significant issues for companies of all sizes and family business are no exception. One issue that is particularly difficult relates to dividend policy.
A Successor by any other name
29th July 2020
In this guest blog Philip Mackeown explores the role of the family business successor. What does it mean to be a family business successor, for the individual, the family and the business? What should a successor be thinking about?
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: implications for Defined Benefit Pensions
23rd July 2020
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 is intended to help companies in financial difficulties to find a way to recover and introduces two new options for them.
Dividend policies: an introduction
22nd July 2020
A dividend policy is an important tool to help provide clarity to all stakeholders. When drafting one, it is important that the policy is realistic, agreed by everyone and reviewed regularly.
Structuring Family Companies to protect against divorce and separation
22nd July 2020
How can divorce impact a family business and what steps can shareholders take to prevent damaging consequences later on? A guest blog by Deborah Clark, Mills & Reeve.
Nurturing Leadership Talent in the Family
21st July 2020
In this video interview we ask Francesco Lombardo and Rupert Phelps how can family business owners spot and nurture the talent that exists in the family.