Despite the challenging economic headwinds and shockwaves of 2022 continuing to reverberate, there are silver linings for those who focus on planning for the long term. In looking ahead, we examine wealth planning strategies through the power of resilience from four different lenses: multigenerational families, business owners, women, and philanthropists.
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As the expectations and responsibilities of boards continue to grow, the corporate directors’ key priorities and considerations shift to four areas of focus: corporate purpose, values, and culture; business strategies built upon corporate purpose; enterprise risk management; and communications and reporting that highlight the need to engage and communicate more broadly.
Last year, the policymakers were a factor in shaping the global market conditions. And it’s clear that as long as financial markets function as intended, policymakers are willing to accept asset price volatility and a deterioration in macroeconomics fundamentals as a consequence of fighting inflation. In this year’s economic and market outlook, global inflation and recession are both expected to persist across most economies while unemployment is likely to rise.
Despite a recent decline in M&A activity, deal volume remains higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. And as buyers and sellers work through various deal stages, they need to retain focus on their employees, who will be instrumental in keeping the new organization operational. From this Risk in Context podcast, learn more about the importance of focusing on people risks during an M&A or private equity-related transaction, allowing for effective integration at deal close.* Download file for the transcript and select play to hear the podcast.
At the beginning of any new year, startup founders are faced with a choice: stay the course, grow, or sell. Before plotting your next move in this current market of soaring inflation and other headwinds, there are key factors to consider.
Developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, this 18th edition of The Global Risks Report outlines the major risk issues and trends leaders like you will face in the coming years. This go-to resource provides detailed insights into the priorities and strategies of your peers—and gives you actionable steps to build resilience in this turbulent risk environment.
We have seen a return of "older" risks—inflation, cost-of-living crises, trade wars, capital outflows from emerging markets, geopolitical confrontation, and the specter of nuclear warfare—which few of this generation's business leaders have experienced.
The new cyber risk paradigm requires organizations to become more comfortable with the reality that the connective tissue of modern business is digital. Given this landscape and the increasing cyber threat, organizations are recommended to implement twelve cyber hygiene controls that are key to achieving cyber resilience and insurability.
Despite an economic downturn in 2022, healthcare trends indicated US healthcare venture capital investment was healthy. There’s plenty of dry powder to deploy; however, investments and exits are slowing due to the volatile market. Gain more insights and analysis from this report on the venture healthcare ecosystem. Watch the video for an overview of the report.
The quest for nonprofit funding and ways to obtain it continues to evolve while donors want to know the impact of their funds. In this discussion, BPM’s Daniel Figueredo and Tami McInerney explore the tools commonly used by funders and when one of them might be appropriate for your given situation. They also review important accounting and tax implications of each of the funding mechanisms by diving into the following topics: