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For the wealth management advisors who have adopted a consultative approach over a transaction advice model to manage their client wealth, the Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is the crucial link between a client’s investment objective and how an advisor will manage the client’s portfolio on a day-to-day basis. Given the growing investable wealth of many families and depending on the complexity of each family's situation, most IPS range from 5-10 pages. From experience, a sound IPS framework will exhibit and address five key areas.

As traditional oil and gas companies face a range of challenges, including the emergence of alternative and renewable technologies, investors must find new ways to navigate the energy transition. For large-scale investors like endowments and foundations, investing in energy is both a challenge and an opportunity that demands a whole new approach.

Given the high-profile nature of some startups raising money through misrepresentation and in certain cases fraud—resulting in significant losses for their investors—there has been a call for increased scrutiny and new regulations. What are the implications of such proposals and how may they affect investment firms’ obligations to their investors, as well as the overall startup investment landscape?

There are both advantages and disadvantages for family offices considering a minority direct investment. In this interview with Brian Lucareli of Foley Private Client Services, Glenn Singleton spoke on the distinguishing characteristics of minority investments, key terms and their negotiations, common structures of minority investments, and techniques to mitigate associated risks.

In a roundtable discussion, senior leaders of the NEPC Investment Research group share what each of them are seeing on the ground while meeting investment managers and allocating capital. Representing every major asset class, these leaders provide guidance on how to approach 2023 and the risks that they see on the horizon.

There’s a strong investor appetite for companies operating in the Education Technology (“EdTech”) industry, a diverse and fragmented sector standing at the intersection of education and information technology. This report explores some of the key themes in the EdTech sector and takes a closer look at the growth drivers, M&A activity and valuation trends, and other factors impacting the EdTech industry that is expected to continue its upward trajectory while outperforming the S&P 500.

After a turbulent 2022, the technology industry is facing another busy year ahead amid a shifting M&A environment, widespread layoffs, and an increased focus on corporate governance. We analyze the trends that shaped the past year and look at the top seven bold predictions that will impact the technology industry. Be prepared for new priorities and seeing M&A activity play a role in driving growth while being fueled by lower valuations across the board.

While high inflation, monetary policy tightening, and global recession risks could cloud the first quarter of 2023, the market conditions are expected to improve in the second quarter as inflationary pressures dissipate, particularly in the United States. In this environment, emerging markets (EMs) could be a bright spot for investors. The bear market in EM equities is long in the tooth in terms of time, price, and multiples, and EM debt appears attractively valued.