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FT Wealth Quarterly

FT Wealth Quarterly 2007

Inside this issue

• Trust funds are the best option for passing money on to your children

• Shanghai is performing strongly but there are doubts over its sustainability

• How big dynasties keep it in the family - -

Content

Foreword by Simon Targett, FT associate editor

Look after all the pennies...

Robert Budden explains what to look for when choosing a manager for your money.

Asset allocation: This matters more than anything

Achieving a spread of assets is crucial to preserve and enhance wealth, writes Charles Batchelor.

Trust funds: How to stay in control of your assets

Elaine Moore looks at the best options available when you are setting up a trust.

Emerging markets: Is Shanghai due for a showdown?

China’s huge rise has left the others trailing in its wake, writes Tony Tassell.

The family office: Range of services with shared costs

Charles Batchelor explains how big dynasties keep it in the family.

Fleming Family & Partners: ‘We eat our own cooking’

The family trust company has formed the basis of an investment house serving the interests of both the Flemings and other wealthy families, writes Charles Batchelor.

Stanhope Capital: ‘Families can wait’

Family offices are seen as conservative. But new approaches to the private equity market has attracted huge amounts of funding, says Charles Batchelor.

The art market: Perception rules OK

Certain areas are due for a correction, writes Deborah Brewster.

Art funds and indices: Inefficiency gains

One feature of the recent boom in art prices is the growth of so-called art funds and indices that track the market, reports Deborah Brewster.

Law firms: Brains and a good bedside manner

Why I bank with... Candid chats and useful contacts

Philanthropy: Simple steps to make the world a better place

Donating: Doing good out of your own efforts

How the Dickens will you pass it on?