Researchers examine the trade, economic and financial linkages between China and the rest of the world and consider the implications of those linkages if growth in Chinese gross domestic product should slow in the future.
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Suggestions for how to preserve a family legacy across generations include not letting shared assets become liabilities, recognizing that family businesses are businesses, communicating in the way that works best for family members, acknowledging family dynamics and choosing trustees carefully.
Philanthropy appears set to increase among the wealthy, according to a survey of millionaires in 20 countries. The United States, Ireland, South Africa and India lead in donations of both money and time.
Closing the gender gap at the top of corporations fosters innovation, creates a more balanced work environment and positively affects the bottom line. Yet, achieving gender balance requires new thinking, innovative approaches and courage.
Investors and consumers typically adopt a wait and see attitude toward investing and spending in the nascent days of a recovery. That timidity should be history by now, says the author, who explores the reasons behind the ongoing lack of confidence.
The authors present highlights from a series of seminars in which more than 80 trustees from charities of all kinds debated how they could make their charities more effective and shared ideas about improving trusteeship.
Globalization has increased growth opportunities not only for companies but also for those in the business of kidnapping for ransom. The key is to prepare for dangers both at home and abroad and to assess readiness for a complex resolution process if a kidnapping should occur.
Family foundati ons and their investment advisors are increasingly exploring frameworks, working relati onships and investment portf olios designed to align investment strategy and implementati on with the mission and values of the philanthropic organizati on. Investi ng for fi nancial return and giving for charitable return originated as disparate acti viti es, but today we increasingly must view them as interrelated acts requiring some level of collaborati on or, even better, a degree of complementary eff ect or synergy.
Families should consider an array of factors as part of their charitable planning, such as their legacy, the particular assets, market conditions, investment objectives, interest rates and cash flow needs, as well as the mission of the charitable organizations.
The author examines why investors often embrace misperceptions preventing them from making corrective portfolio reallocations at critical junctures, attempts to put the recent 30-year fixed-income bull market into historical perspective, identifies underlying changes in long-term trends, and discusses how prime consumer lending may help reduce overall fixed-income portfolio risk.