Impact Investing in Mexico
16 May 2012
This article comes to us courtesy of Latin Alternative Investor Magazine. Impact investing, or investment that aims to make significant social and/or environmental impact while also being profitable, has been gaining ground steadily since the Read more…
Philanthropy Can Help Catalyze Impact Investing
26 April 2012
Through all the controversy about budget measures capping tax relief on donations, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has emphasized the need for increased philanthropy and charitable giving. Impact investing has a key role to Read more…
The Emerging and Committed Indian Giving Market
19 April 2012
With a rapidly growing wealth segment, India, like its BRIC peers, is frequently in the news for the attractions of its wealth story - its growing pot of assets, clients' maturing needs, and, ultimately, Read more…
Charitable Giving: Mind and Heart Motivating Factors
21 March 2012
Where does your giving heart come from? It’s an interesting and complex question for the high net worth community. The process can be quite an inward journey, which has its challenges. Particularly when you Read more…
Philanthropy as the Ultimate Wealth Preservation Tool?
20 January 2012
How to engage and educate the next generation. This is one area of deep concern for many philanthropic families that have family offices often struggle with. Successful families realize that to sustain their wealth Read more…
PeaceTones: Giving Emerging Market Musicians the Tools to turn Art into Profit
12 January 2012
One of the most obvious yet underexploited voices for change in an emerging market can be found in its artistic community. Musicians have been known to use their music to inspire change, Read more…
Is Tech the Answer to the UK's Giving Problem?
20 December 2011
Last month it was announced that City of London-based fund manager Hamish Parker, director of Mondrian Investment Partners, had donated GB£1 million to the British Museum to allow the UK institution to purchase the Vollard Suite, Read more…
UK Launches Scheme To Encourage Philanthropy
11 November 2011
Legacy 10, a campaign designed to encourage more people to leave legacies to charities in their wills, has launched. Richard Branson and a number of other high profile individuals are backing the campaign. The Read more…
Profit with a Purpose
19 September 2011
When Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, his will established the Franklin Funds in Boston and Philadelphia, which were intended to lend money to “young, married artificers of good character.” The US statesman’s desire was Read more…