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It is a little-known to the United Kingdom, but the Office United States family - rich families – private investment vehicles is large.

Two years ago, Forbes estimates there are approximately 1,000 unique family offices worldwide for families with at least 100 m $ (￡ 62 5 m) in assets, with at least half asset management more than $billion.

Offices are usually filled by a small number of strong investment gurus working how to make more money on a sustainable basis for many cases concernée.Dans family family is often intimately involved, removal of the main roles in the management of their own fortune.Mais - and there is a big but - they pride themselves on their secret.

In London, one of the best known is the clan PEAR William, founded in 1952 by pears Bernard and his son, Clive.

For many years, the company has executed by the wife of Clive, Clarice and today it is managed by son mark, Trevor and David, each of them has been involved in the family business - mainly on the property - at least 25 years.

Sections own family houses and apartments across London and the South of England, which makes one of the largest residential real estate fund in the country.

Talisman Global Asset Management - which made brothers in place there are 20 years to broaden the family placement by focusing on actions, capital and hedge funds - increased resistance to the force.Talisman seeded with 50 million from ￡ in 1994 increased manage assets of more than ￡ 1. 6bn today.

I understand that family of PEAR is open the talisman for the first fois.Mark, assisted in this by Julian Sinclair, the Talisman Chief Investment Officer, first for marketing the first external investors Fund.

Other family offices, educational and charitable organizations will be contacted by talisman of a marketing program aimed at increasing the size of the Fund in the coming months.

Although I believe that the family have no purpose for the amount they would like to do, taking into account the progress of the Fund to date, other investors are likely to be attracted to the vehicle.

Accordingly, the Square Mile must understand exactly how families – offices and how they are financés.Tout as the city has struggled to understand the intentions of sovereign wealth funds, it is imperative that more light is shone on the sector of the Office family, who will play a role more important in the city in years to come.

INCREASED BROUGHTON

At the beginning of September, a colleague suggested Martin Broughton had failed in his role as Liverpool Football Club.Mais, after the events of the last seven days, Broughton reputation has only improved.

No doubt once redemption of British Airway of Iberia is glued and he became Vice President of the newly created company instead of President of the quoted company, it may be that a matter of time before that he steals rescue another sick business giants of Great Britain.

James.Quinn@Telegraph.co.UK

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