The notion of how to build trust in business is changing—fundamentally and rapidly. Due to powerful demographic shifts, most of today’s customers and employees hail from generations—the millennials and gen Z—whose values differ from those of baby boomers. At a basic level, the formula for building trust is expanding. When it comes to the new measures for earning trust, family businesses will need to do a much better job.
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With climate disclosures like TCFD (the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) being mandated across the globe, it’s time for risk management professionals to prepare for it. This playbook explores climate-related disclosures through the lens of risk and insurance, providing you with the information, specialist insight, disclosure requirements that vary from geography to geography, strategies, tools, and tips you will need to prepare for and navigate climate-change risks. It’s a resource for leaders at different stages of their climate and environmental change journey.
In moving past the “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” adage, advisors in the family wealth space are emphasizing the importance of the family’s qualitative capitals that go beyond serving only the financial capital goals. This shift has elevated the family client experience and expectations. It’s part of the Wealth 3.0 movement that brings with it a refocus on the different goals of various family types, the importance of qualitative capitals, the evolution of family governance, and the human capital of legacy families and the rising generation.
Employers need to be mindful of building culture as they embrace hybrid work. In this conversation, business leaders explore the topic and discuss the critical aspects of engaging employees in a hybrid work environment. They stress the importance of demonstrating company culture, fostering collaboration and innovation through purposeful in-person moments, and providing transparency in career development and overall organizational strategy. Learn how empowered and engaged employees drive client relationships and fuel business growth.
Organizations can fuel growth by planning for their specific human capital training and talent development needs. In this conversation on human capital, get to know the key considerations for companies to successfully align their human capital strategies with business objectives. Learn the importance of aligning talent development plans with future business needs, focusing on roles of the future. And see how workforce planning, automation, virtualization, and hybrid work environments can optimize capabilities and support future organizational growth.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is being considered “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” is the latest innovation and technology disruption fueling growth and reshaping societies alike. While there are investment opportunities where big winners are reaping the benefits of AI, the future of AI remains uncertain. In this early stage of AI advancement, it is important to understand the inherent risks of concentrating portfolios in themes and trends—including AI—that are likely to evolve and shift over time.
President Joe Biden’s executive order targeting U.S. investments in certain industries in China has raised questions about its impact on global markets and investment portfolios. In examining its potential effects, NEPC’s Senior Investment Director, Jennifer Appel, shares her insights on what the executive order means for investors. She also provides perspectives on Chinese private markets, China’s debt levels, the high unemployment rate and uncertain economy, and the long-term views on investing in China.
The growth of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools is not slowing down. From small startups to multinational corporations, employees across the spectrum are leveraging ChatGPT to enhance their productivity and streamline their workflows. Given the potential risks—including confidentiality and personal data and privacy violations—associated with the use of ChatGPT and similar tools, it’s crucial for companies to provide guidance to their employees.
As we head into the second half of the year, questions surrounding the global economy and financial markets remain. Is the U.S. headed for a recession? Will there be secondary effects from divergent Global Central Bank policies? Does the 2024 political cycle matter? And importantly, how should family offices invest capital given the current and future global market dynamics? Join Fiducient Advisors’ Brad Long, CFA, Chief Investment Officer and Adam Newell, CFA, CFP, Director of Family Office Consulting, for their mid-year market updates and valuable investment insights.
Join our FOX Chief Technology Officer and a panel of Partner experts for a discussion on new software, future paths of technology, A.I., and technology services for advisors and family office. Use this opportunity to ask your own questions to a group of experts in the family office technology space. Jeff Coyle, Founder & CEO, Libretto Nicole Eberhardt, CEO, Ledgex Murali Nadarajah, CIO, Eton Solutions Kent Lawson, Chief Technology Officer, FOX