Family Business Blog
Aug 26, 2011
I recently attended the Mindshop Australia National conference and as usual, there were many interesting and thought-provoking presentations. From a family business perspective, the highlight was a keynote address by David Smorgon, a member of the iconic Smorgon family business and inaugural chairman of Family Business Australia. Read more...
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Dec 13, 2010
The recent Dealers Group Family Office Congress included an attention-grabbing presentation by Michael Southam of the Swiss-based Rockcliffe Partners titled ‘How to Lose a Billion’. In it, Southam described what he called his ‘glorious heritage’ as the descendant of two wealthy European families that commenced in businesses in the 1800s. Though growing up with the trappings of wealth he discovered to his dismay, that by the time he was ready to assume control, the larder was bare. Read more...
Bert Dennis, founder of the Dennis Family Corporation (www.denniscorp.com.au), recently addressed a breakfast gathering organized by family business advisers in Melbourne. Read more...
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The recently completed MGI Australian Family & Private Business Survey (*) indicates some interesting new trends which question the future direction of family business. Read more...
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