Michael Macfarlane Associates in the media: coverage, commentary and conference appearances on reputation, private wealth and the modern information environment.
In The Press
Wealth is moving. Can Britain keep the business of advising it?
On London’s concentration of private client expertise, from private banks and law firms to reputation advisers, and why Britain’s advisory market extends well beyond its resident wealthy. Michael Macfarlane Associates is cited as a firm founded in London that advises UHNW families and family office principals internationally.
Go On, Show Us the Money! Rs 3 lakh cr foreign outflows spark concerns about India’s investment landscape
Joe Wallen, Partner and Head of India, on record foreign portfolio outflows of more than ₹3 lakh crore from Indian equities in 2026, why India has nonetheless become the world’s busiest IPO market, and why Indian firms must become far more sophisticated in international investor relations, transparency and reputation management to win global capital.
Disinformation wars: the digital mafia weaponising online news
Michael Macfarlane on how paid networks seed damaging articles across sites that appear British or American, then edit Wikipedia and Wikidata to cite them, and why artificial intelligence systems that draw on those sources amplify the harm.
Why India’s next growth story depends on how the world sees it
Joe Wallen, Partner and Head of India, on why reputation will shape which Indian families and companies thrive as Indian capital becomes globally visible.
Ex Daily Telegraph South Asia chief Joe Wallen joins Michael Macfarlane Associates as global partner and India head
The appointment of Joe Wallen, formerly The Daily Telegraph’s South Asia bureau chief, to lead the firm’s work from Mumbai with founders, business families, investors and institutions.
Family offices shift assets to Hong Kong, China and Europe from US
On family offices rebalancing towards Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe, and the shifting geography of private wealth.
Reputation management in today’s AI-driven world
Michael Macfarlane on why artificial intelligence has weakened the hold of traditional PR and legacy media on how wealthy families are perceived, why reputation is the biggest unmanaged risk for many family offices, and why a substantive, verifiable presence now matters more than coverage.
Conferences
Articles By Michael Macfarlane
Forget Davos: the future is being shaped at the Venice Biennale
On culture as the new arena of influence for families, founders and capital.
The information environment is the new reputation attack surface
On how search, social platforms and artificial intelligence answers have become the surface through which reputations are attacked, and how to defend it.
Why calling your lawyer first can be very expensive
On why reputation and legal strategy must be set together, and the cost of leading with litigation alone.
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