Much has been discussed on the impact of the recent increase to the capital gains inclusion rate, from 50% to 66.6%, effective June 25, 2024. The federal government shared that it designed the increase to extract more tax revenue from ultra-high-net-worth Canadians to pay for its various spending priorities…
Dick Robinson died unexpectedly in 2021 while still leading the family business. Dick hadn’t left the century-old company to either of his sons, Ben or Reece, as his father had left it to him. Instead, Dick’s will left Scholastic, and all of his personal possessions, in the control of Iole Lucchese, Scholastic’s Chief Strategy Officer…
Hermès seems to weather economic storms with ease, making the Hermès family one of the wealthiest in the world, as Bloomberg highlighted recently. What sets them apart? At CMG, we think three things make the family unique and worth watching…
Kate McConnell shares her insights on two issues that crop up repeatedly with the business families she advises and how she addresses these issues…
After four generations of successful ownership (with no family member ready to take over) – what will happen to the Nordstrom family’s future?…
The ‘Operation London Bridge’ protocols set in motion, following the death of the Queen, are similar to the work CMG does with business families, specifically a process we call The 100 Day Plan – helping to smooth the transition to the next generation…