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What is keeping the next generation of wealthy families awake at night

From managing the family business to engaging in succession planning and preparing for multigenerational wealth transfer, the next generation of wealthy families is kept awake at night by the many unique and multifaceted challenges they face, which include:

Asset forfeiture and unlawful money schemes

South Africa has no shortage of unlawful financial and investment schemes. In recent years, numerous pyramid, Ponzi, multiplication, and other fraudulent and unlawful schemes have appeared in news headlines as the subject of investigations and legal proceedings.

Exposure to climate risk is a given – the question is how to approach it

Is Alphabet overspending on AI?

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, plans to spend around US$75 billion in capital expenditure (capex) in 2025, most of it on AI and cloud infrastructure.