To date, the slow national recovery in the office sector has been driven largely by negative forces such as high unemployment rates and owner desires to reduce operating costs.
The global economy has come a long way from the nadir of the 2008/2009 financial crisis.
While many investors equate “access constrained” to “top performing,” quantitative data debunk the assumption that access-constrained managers are the best performers. If you look at the top-performing funds across the last decade, you quickly realize that ‘access constrained’ or popularity are not correlated to performance.
Currency risk is a fact of life for European families. Today even the simplest diversified portfolios include foreign currency exposures. Many investors find it tempting to ignore currency risk, believing that it will all “even out in the end.” But this is not an option for most families who need to draw down funds from the portfolio to meet distributions to beneficiaries. Even for families with no current spending needs, it is still prudent to manage the portfolio’s currency exposures in line with its likely long-term liabilities.
Boards can assist with some of the particularly challenging issues family companies face. There are several different factors that should be considered as a board is created or renewed. While each family company’s situation is unique and every scenario cannot be addressed, the goal is to provide a framework of how corporate governance practices apply to family companies.
This Family Business Corporate Governance Series "What is a Board's Role in a Family Business?" explains how to build an effective board for your family company, and how boards can assist with some of the particularly challenging issues family companies face.
Pitcairn and The Corporate Greenhouse have co-written a case study that validates why talent planning and business planning are equally important and interdependent. The case study discusses how Pitcairn’s CEO is transforming a 90-year-old family business into a high-performing multi‑family office with increased profitability, streamlined processes, and happier employees.
In recent years, impact investing has captured the attention of leaders in finance, philanthropy, business, and government seeking innovative ways to help solve some of s
Some believe you must sacrifice family relationships for success in a family business. But in fact, focus on the family doesn’t drain business success — it enhances it.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) issued a no-action letter providing family offices relief from commodity trading advisor registration, in connection with advisory services they provide to family clients.