‘This is dangerous’ – America’s new elites are opting out of society Opinion If you are fortunate enough to become wealthy, you have obligations to the society that made that possible. Americans have forgotten that.
Dolly Parton: The rhinestone capitalist Opinion Dolly Parton is often celebrated as a working class hero, but her entrepreneurial triumphs can be read as a fable of capitalism too.
Billionaire Bill Ackman donates £300m to brain research centre after daughter suffers haemorrhage Pharma American billionaire Bill Ackman will donate $400m to brain research after his daughter suffered a haemorrhage that left her in a coma. The investor, whose Perishing Square hedge fund is one of the most famous investment management firms in the world, announced plans to donate the vast sum to a newly established research institute named [...]
Catalytic capital is the next phase in philanthropy June 17, 2026 Increasingly, philanthropists and the businesses and investors who think like them are asking how we move beyond responding to crises and start addressing their causes? says Jane Thompson As the UK enters one of the largest intergenerational wealth transfers in its history, a new generation of business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs has an opportunity to [...]
Billionaire John Caudwell: Britain needs to stop criticising the wealthy and start celebrating success June 5, 2026 Phones4U founder John Caudwell’s new Riviera development features a £250k statue of himself. Billionares should be proud of their success, he tells Felix Armstrong “If I was trying to purely make money, I would have built student accommodation in Manchester and put another 5,000 Chinese people in there,” billionaire and philanthropist John Caudwell says as [...]
Why corporate philanthropy needs to think longer term April 21, 2026 Corporate philanthropy must shift from short-term, visibility-driven projects to sustained, multi-year partnerships focused on capacity-building and co-creation with local expertise to achieve genuinely durable outcomes, says Ylann Schemm Time is the enemy in corporate philanthropy. Or at least, that’s how we behave. Challenges such as global health disparities do not fit neatly into annual plans [...]
Labour urged to rethink donor incentives for museums amid non-dom exodus January 29, 2026 The exodus of non-doms from the UK is having a knock-on effect on philanthropy, with museums now urging the government to bring back generous donors. Museums, such as the British Museum and Tate Modern, acquire expensive, world-class paintings primarily through a mix of public funding, major grants from organisations and private philanthropy. However, with the [...]
Billionaire Hohn handed £60m dividend and ramps up philanthropy January 6, 2026 Hedge fund billionaire Sir Chris Hohn gave himself a £60m dividend in 2025 and cemented his reputation as one of the world’s most generous philanthropists, dishing out nearly £600m of his investment firm’s profit to good causes. Hohn’s TCI Fund Management was bolstered by the strong performance of its flagship funds, which carried turnover at [...]
The Pimco boss who thinks philanthropy has a PR problem September 24, 2025 John Studzinski may be one of the City’s most senior bankers, but he is arguably best known for his exploits beyond the Square Mile and Wall Street; namely in the space of philanthropy. Ali Lyon talks to him about his aims to reshape the way people think about ‘giving’, and why he doesn’t like the [...]
I learned the hard way. That doesn’t mean today’s entrepreneurs need to August 13, 2025 Successful entrepreneurs have a responsibility to mentor the next generation of talent, writes John Caudwell.