There is often a silver-lining in the dark clouds of uncertainty and change. Families who are able to effectively navigate turmoil in a market disruption to find opportunity will thrive. We will hear from several families who are thoughtfully embracing risk, investing in industry disruption, and finding significant growth.Miguel Lopez de Silanes, Managing Director, International Market, Family Office ExchangeMaarten de Groot, Chief Executive Officer, Eligius BVJeff Steiner, Head of Family Office, Mutual Trust
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Breakout 1 - Is Data the New Alpha?
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Alternative data is no longer an alternative. The digitization of our world has created an unprecedented data revolution that creates alpha opportunities for family offices in otherwise efficient markets. This cutting-edge talk will examine the latest in AI and data science and showcase where the future of alpha might come from. The asset manager of the future will need to evolve tools, processes, and personnel to exploit this alternative data advantage. The session will also demonstrate how data-driven products get developed and implemented in a portfolio.
Direct Investing is a key investment focus for a growing number of families as they seek greater control of investments and wish to encourage entrepreneurship within the family. A panel of experienced direct investors will share real-life examples of how they source and vet opportunities. They will share lessons learned and best practices to help attendees develop their own family’s private equity strategy.
Seminar 4 - Investment Fundamentals
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This interactive session will simulate real-world situations where investors of all ages navigate investing a new pool of capital. The speakers will help attendees define an investment philosophy by exploring: Return vs. Risk, Concentration vs. Diversification, Strategic vs. Tactical Allocation, and Passive vs. Active Management. Working in small groups, each team will define their investment philosophy around the above topics, state their general investment outlook, and report their portfolio allocation to the larger group.
The Message from the Bond Market
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The bond market often provides important clues about investor expectations that are harder to discern from the daily vacillations of stock prices. Today the jump in 10-year yields has widened the spread between 2’s and 10’s to 34 basis points, moving further away from the feared inverted yield curve condition. And based upon little change in the outlook for inflation, the bond market is now anticipating stronger, more sustainable growth in the economy than it had a month ago. If the economy is generating strong non-inflationary growth, why are stock investors flipping out?
Family Wealth Advisors Insights
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There is great responsibility when serving the ultra-high net worth clients, especially those who are concerned about preserving a family legacy and the successful transfer of their wealth and/or business. In this issue of Family Wealth Advisors Insights, three areas of concerns are addressed for the advisors and their families: maximizing their foundation endowment funds for social impact; what business owners need to know about their 2018 taxes; and the rise of self-made female billionaires and what it means for the future of philanthropy in the U.S.
Charitable giving in the U.S. has grown to record levels in recent years, and donor-advised funds (DAFs) account for nearly 10% of all U.S. charitable giving. Learn why benefits such as tax savings, modest costs, and increased flexibility and convenience can make DAFs an attractive option for those looking to donate.
The fundamentals of CLO investing are largely unchanged since the earliest days of the market. Analysts must still make judgments about the three key components of any CLO: portfolio, structure, and manager. Each of these components presents a complex mix of risk and value that must then be evaluated holistically—in aggregate. When investing in CLOs, it is best to follow a rigorous process and framework that allows for consistency while also adapting to different investment strategies and market conditions.
In order to sustain their businesses for the long term, successful business owners tend to be thoughtful in their investments. They act like chess masters, deciding their next five moves in order to maintain a competitive edge and stay in the game. Yet throughout this business cycle, the RSM US Middle Market Business Index has shown that middle market leaders have been slow to increase capital expenditures, despite incentives provided in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This is concerning in light of today’s rapid pace of business transformation.
With the passage of the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a significant opportunity exists for investors to defer capital gains tax owed via the establishment of the newly created Federal Opportunity Zones (the “O-Zones”). By investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds, investors can defer tax on capital gains that arose in the last 180 days or prospectively in 2018 and future years.