The term “Outsourced Chief Investment Officer” (OCIO) has gained popularity in the investment industry as investment consultants, banks and small wealth management firms are now offering OCIO services to foundations, endowments and nonprofits. You may be considering this model instead of the self-managed or consultant model used in the past. To help your organization evaluate potential OCIO providers, we recommend taking the “T” test.
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For a number of philanthropists, philanthropy is a family affair: a means of passing on key values to the next generation as well as giving back or doing good. How are millennials in family foundations, with the weight of legacy on their shoulders, approaching philanthropy? This fascinating generational shift is explored in more detail in this new report.
Wealth amassed by affluent individuals is being channeled into family foundations, increasingly led by millennials. They sit at the crossroads between the forces driving the millennial generation and the weight of their families’ legacies. They want their financial resources to achieve the greatest possible impact. They question why all their investments weren't impact investments.
Wealth levels continue to rise, yet overall charitable giving has remained stagnant over the past forty years. What is on the horizon for philanthropy? How can families most effectively have an impact on society now and in the future? Kim Laughton, President of Schwab Charitable will share current giving trends including the tax benefits, new ideas in asset contributions, and opportunities for using multiple charitable vehicles to fulfill families giving objectives.
A foundation is a powerful platform through which families can address the challenges in society about which they care about most. Yet, most families only use a small portion of their foundation assets to pursue their philanthropic missions. As families grapple with the scale of funding solutions to the world’s toughest challenges, many are turning to impact investing as a powerful tool for maximizing a foundation’s assets for good.
You hear it repeatedly, Millennials and Women are set to inherit $41T in the next 10 years. What does this mean to your practice? What needs to change? What tools do you need and what resources are out there to meet new demands for investment with conscience? How can a thoughtful, perhaps slow, ethical approach align with the super-efficiency of robo-advisors and algorithmic trading platforms? What will it take for you to earn trust?
Enterprising families are showing an increased interest in participating in direct investments around the globe. Some families have turned to private equity out of frustration with the volatility in the public markets and the unexpected correlations between asset classes that occurred during the 2008-2010 timeframe. The factors that impact their private equity portfolios’ success are complex in nature, and there are 15 key considerations that inform families’ preferences for private investments, and, ultimately, impact how well they will do.
We often think of Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday as ushering in the year-end charitable giving season. Year end is not only a time for gratitude, as families gather for the holidays, but also a time to start organizing financially for the close of the calendar year. But year-end giving does not need to be short-term giving. So even as you strive to be tax-efficient and timely in your year-end giving, those gifts can be part of a longer-term charitable giving strategy.
Impact investing is gaining significant momentum in the family office community, with families investing the majority of the more than $60 billion allocated to impact fund strategies. This three-hour seminar will provide a high-level overview of the key elements of impact investing for family offices across asset classes.
Many of us struggle to identify the ways in which we can affect change in the world. It is obvious and easy to some, yet daunting to others. This panel will explore insights to enlighten, educate, inspire and motivate the audience in the quest for living an engaged and purposeful life by sharing their own experiences philanthropic action prompted by a health crisis, investing using a socially responsible approach, and through community involvement.