Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020 FOX Global Investment Forum was held in a virtual setting.

Identifying the trends and issues affecting families of wealth is a large part of our mission at FOX. We explored what’s top-of-mind for members through the latest results of our 2020 Global Investment Survey.Insights and Key TakeawaysWe are delighted to share important highlights from the 2020 FOX Global Investment Survey. FOX produces this annual survey of 120 family offices, and offers insights into what these family enterprises are doing right now around investments.

Covid-19 may accelerate the impact of several already evident trends in politics, the economy, and financial markets. Will economic concentration, along with wealth and income disparity, continue to grow? The U.S. and China were already battling over trade, but will how each handled the pandemic lead to a full-blown cold war? Will globalization reverse and what does that mean for public and private investors? How will the pandemic drive November’s U.S. elections? Which industries and companies did the virus and lockdowns forever change?

During up markets, like those of the last 10 years, good returns can lull investors into a sense of complacency. But what are their exposures and strategies if markets head down or go sideways? What are the perceived marketplace risks and what questions should they be asking? Which lessons from the past are relevant and which aren’t? We dove into the value of uncorrelated strategies, with a look at alternative investments, including private equity funds and hedge funds.

In less than a decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has gone from a fringe research topic to a reality, revolutionizing industries across the sophistication spectrum. If you haven’t implemented AI yet, you soon will. So it’s essential you understand AI’s transformative nature, its real-world successes and future potential, and what sets companies that use AI apart.

New York Times best-selling author, and technology innovator Thomas J. Anderson will help you connect old currency ideas to new technologies. As billions of dollars pour into blockchain and cryptocurrency - with trillions more depending on the outcome - investors need to form their own conviction hierarchy around this emerging and dynamic ecosystem. We’ll explore the implications of, and use cases for these emerging technologies and currencies, and discuss the potential for a megatrend convergence.

Technology trends like AI, robotics, blockchain, and cybersecurity are poised to seismically change global industry, what is their true potential for investment impact? Constance Freedman talked about assessing general investment strategies against large vertical opportunities, how you should think about true market sizes, which firms are most likely to succeed, and how an investor can add value and get involved.

As more investors align their investment strategies with their social values, considerable debates have grown too. Can impact investing deliver market-rate returns? What opportunities exist for investing in areas such as gender equality, climate, or a particular community? What practical steps have other family offices taken to realize competitive rates and achieve measurable social impact? Learn about the opportunities and challenges, as well as what’s happening across the social impact industry, during a “fireside chat” with two active social impact investors.

With Covid-19, we've all crossed the Digital Rubicon. Professor Wolcott will offer foresight about the next few years and beyond, and what it might mean for business leaders and investors.