A World of Increasing Risk – Are We Whistling in the Dark?

While most indicators predict a healthy economy in the near future, the inevitable downturn lurks ominously on the horizon. In addition, tension with Russia and China, as well as the threat of renewed violence in the Middle East creates warranted anxiety among investors. Certainly the landscape of risks investors and family offices face continues to evolve and some risks may play out slowly over years or decades, but even those discussed daily in the media could play out in different ways. In this session, we’ll examine four prominent sources of risk around the globe – environmental, economic, geopolitical, and cyber security – and discuss some of the underlying sources and possible directions, along with prudent positioning in light of these risks.