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Sustainability is increasingly material to investment return, and there are five prominent trends—including climate change and technological revolution—that are likely to have relevant implications for investment portfolios over the long term. Ultimately, investors that evolve more quickly to incorporate these risks and opportunities into their investment decision-making frameworks are likely to be better prepared for the future than their

Having learned hard lessons from past crises, CFOs acted quickly during COVID-19 to conserve cash and contain costs. Yet short-term cost-cutting alone won't be enough to enable companies to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. To emerge stronger, you should redirect costs to the right growth drivers. Resetting costs and reshaping businesses for growth can begin with three actions.

When it comes to a return on company culture investment, the days of uncertainty are over. Culture can no longer be seen as a soft extra. Culture is now a proven science, backed by rigorous research and statistical analysis. The fact that businesses can establish a quantifiable link between culture and financial performance unlocks incredible potential for revenue growth.

The digital assets world continues to change every year, as the industry begins to go through the maturation phase. The remainder of 2020 and next year will bring new challenges, as well as new opportunities, for the ecosystem. Staying informed will prepare you for what lies ahead. Today’s top cryptocurrency tax topics include Form 1099 compliance and reporting, W-2 and other compensation compliance, multistate taxation, indirect and gross receipts taxes, international tax issues, and self-insurance versus insurance and re-insurance.

For leaders and organizations, it has been hard to make the right moves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But during any time of crisis, it's people who are the ultimate differentiator. In this Briefings Magazine issue, it begins with a cover story on Reading the Future and the questions on every CEO’s mind. Other voices in leadership share their ideas, advice, and plans on talent, compensation, the global economy, inclusion, and living a purposeful life.

Several converging factors threaten to upend the status quo in real estate investing, bringing an unprecedented revolution that is forcing both investors and asset managers to reexamine their beliefs, processes, and infrastructure. To position your portfolios well and formulate well-informed responses, it is critical to focus on the emerging trends, opportunities and threats, ESG considerations, and the impact of technology.

The global COVID-19 pandemic was certainly a black swan event that had both positive and negative impact when looking through the lens of traditional environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Of note was the outperformance of sustainable investing strategies compared to their non-sustainable counterparts, which is shaping how investors think about ESG going forward.

There is a renewed sense of urgency around racial equity investing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread protests after the deaths of George Floyd and others. By taking on three achievable actions and staying committed to them, investors can help address racial inequities in their investment practices and portfolios. If adopted widely, they have the great potential to reduce some of the imbalances that permeate throughout the asset management industry and society at large.

There has been an expectation that value stocks should provide greater protection in a market downturn as the market should theoretically place a greater emphasis on quality and stability, attributes typically found in value stocks. However, growth stocks have continued to outperform value stocks. Is the foundation of value investing broken? Or are there reasons to expect a reversal in performance in the next market cycle?