Special Report FT Wealth: Family Office FT Wealth’s annual special edition on family offices• Explore the latest from FT Wealth © Kevin Serna Chicago’s entrepreneurs fight for funds in city’s risk-averse business worldBut tech start-ups profit from a tight-knit commercial culture despite concerns about local crime and social divisions Film producer Jason Cloth: Making money from movies is all about tuning in to the times‘People are afraid, they’re tired — if we can truly give them some uplifting escapism, they will go back’ Divorce lawyers to the wealthy: ‘The pandemic has been a real wake-up call’Some rich celebrities and entrepreneurs have found it just as hard to get along with their spouses in lockdown as anyone else Art patrons seek new ways to keep culture alive in a pandemicDonors focus on cash-strapped institutions and struggling artists and performers Climate concerns reaching ‘tipping point’ for family officesYounger members of wealthy families are exerting pressure on their elders to review their investments Investors backing tech in a pandemic must balance risk and rewardFrom financial services to entertainment, tech-based companies have made huge gains in market share More from this Special Report It’s easy to hate the rich but harder to justify itOn social media, the wealthy may be the only group you won’t be flamed for hating. But why is this? And is it acceptable? Covid forces Hong Kong elite to stay home and consider uncertain futureThe region’s wealthy reflect on succession, creating liquidity to fund new opportunities and private jets Investors should look beyond the label in choosing a modern multi-family office Wealthy clients face plethora of offerings from old firms and new rivals alike Zero rates are a test of skill for family office investment managersFor advisers asked to preserve capital for generations, a widening negative real return on cash is damaging