Compliance with employment law is increasingly complex and the issues are ever-expanding. It may seem as though three new regulations surface for every one that you’ve tackled. While no one has a compliance crystal ball, the Society for Human Resource Management has identified a top 10 list of Employer compliance issues for 2016. In this session we discussed the issues on this list and give you strategies to handle them effectively.
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Macro Trends: The Stories Moving the Markets...How Technology is Transforming the Economy
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With nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America and the Middle East, Erik Schatzker regularly speaks with Wall Street's most powerful executives and the top money managers from around the world.
The Impact of Energy on Today’s Markets
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As FOX family members consider targeted exposure in specific industry sectors, one sector that members have urged us to explore at this forum is in the production or management of energy resources and the companies that service these industries. Darren Schuringa is a globally recognized authority on investing in U.S.
Architect, designer, thought leader, and author William McDonough practices green architecture on a massive scale. In a 20-year project he is redesigning Ford's city-sized River Rouge truck plant and turning it into the Rust Belt's eco-poster child with the world's largest "living roof" for reclaiming storm runoff. He has created buildings that produce more energy and clean water than they use and as such is building the next generation of design on the site of the future of exploration: the NASA Sustainability Base.
Three Steps for Smooth Family Business Succession
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Statistically, every day 10,000 Baby Boomers will reach the age of 65, a phenomena that will occur daily until 2029. And, according to the Small Business Administration, half of small business owners are currently over age 50. As a result, waves of small businesses will be sold or transitioned. When you couple these statistics with the emergent megatrend defining the wave of wealth transfer that will occur within the next two decades…it is time to formalize your comprehensive business succession plan.
Sara Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Family Office Exchange (FOX), the definitive source of information and best practices associated with the business of managing the family enterprise and the family’s wealth across generations. The strength of the FOX network is derived from the collective knowledge and experience of over 460 globally-minded family enterprises based in 20 countries. Sara's opening remarks for the 2015 FOX Fall Forum includes the introduction of strategies to enhance owner engagement.
Developing an Entrepreneurial Spirit in the Family
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Entrepreneurs assemble resources, create innovations, develop finance strategies and apply business acumen in an effort to create economic goods and services. The ultimate question is, “How do you instill these attributes in your rising generation?” Ann Dugan, who founded the University of Pittsburgh's Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, leads an exploration on how to create an entrepreneurial spirit in the rising generation.
Finding Your Life Purpose
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In an effort to promote a culture of greater giving and well-being for all, Nexus Global Youth shines light on the experience and impact of having wealth and what can be done to support and inspire the next generation of philanthropic leaders. Given the unique nature of the generation and their experiences, Nexus research proposes that, instead of focusing on the technicalities of philanthropy, focusing on the relationships and emotional development behind philanthropy is the most effective and beneficial approach to promote generosity.
The movement of money into investments that create environmental and social change is gaining momentum, yet the perception that impact investing goes hand in hand with sub-market financial returns has hampered the wider adoption of this promising approach to investing in positive change.
Welcome, Program Overview and FOX Trends Update
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A critical element of Family Office Exchange’s work is to identify trends and issues that have immediate and future impact on families of wealth. As such, Alexandre Monnier is pleased to share the trends emerging in the family wealth industry and how these trends will impact families today and well into the future, what families will need to do to prepare for these inevitabilities, and how these trends link to the client experience mindset.