Manager selection is a critical component of success in any asset class, but particularly in private equity, where manager return dispersion is meaningfully wider than in public markets. Over time, the factors influencing private equity manager selection have become more complex. Investors should account for these changes but remain focused on key factors with a proven history of driving positive outcomes.
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The way individuals are approaching philanthropy has evolved in recent years, with philanthropists taking the very best of the corporate world and adding more rigor and measurement to how they give back to social causes, reprioritizing how and where they invest, and going beyond financial contributions to direct both time and talent to their philanthropic endeavors. Against this backdrop, the emergence of the disruptive philanthropists comes to the forefront in this report to help you maximize your philanthropic impact.
The crypto landscape is constantly shifting and blockchain’s real value is almost impossible to assess. Despite the skepticism and confusion, this might be one of the most intriguing social and financial experiments of our lifetime. We examine crypto through a venture capital investment lens where most of these endeavors will fail but a small number could be incredibly valuable and highly disruptive to traditional businesses.
Direct investors are forging new paths into frontier investing on a daily basis. As ideas become reality in a constantly evolving realm, investors should seek guidance on seeing around the corners. Join us for a conversation with two experts in the life science and fintech space, where they’ll discuss the trends they’re seeing and share invaluable insight into two fast-moving and exciting spaces of next-generation wealth creation.
Selecting the right investment vehicle often receives less attention than the other more known investment principles such as the value of diversification. Broadly speaking, investors can access four types of investment vehicles—including separately managed accounts—to avert making a wrong decision that can saddle a family with unexpected taxes, increased costs, or limited flexibility.
In today’s investment environment, family offices require full investment capabilities to achieve the returns required by wealth owners. As there are many non-investment activities happening in a family office setting, the build or outsource approach to investment resourcing should include saving on both the costs and time associated with running an in-house investment company. Other key points should also be considered.
What’s the first step in investing if you’re given the opportunity? How do you collaborate effectively within a committee of family members tasked with investing a portion of wealth? If you already have an investment committee formed, how do you report back to the family governing body or refine best practices? These questions and more will be addressed by seasoned FOX members with deep family investment committee experience.
Valerie Mosley, Founder of BrightUP and Chief Executive Officer, Valmo Ventures Moderated by Gaby Griffin, Market Leader, Business Owners and Family Office Executives, FOX
Ben Buettell, Director, Fusion Acquisition Corp. and Co-Founder/Former Partner of R7 PartnersBrent Hill, Managing Partner, Origin VenturesKristen Jones, Partner, Private Equity and Private Credit Research Analyst, Albourne PartnersDr. Wolf von Laer, CEO, Students For LibertyModerated by Matthew Murphy, Director, Business Development, FOX
Alex Gong, CFA, Fonex GroupJonathan Krane, Chief Executive Officer, KraneSharesModerated by Miguel López de Silanes Gómez, International Market Leader, FOX US-China tension is a key market driver in 2021.This session will focus on the family office investment landscape in Asia with a focus on China.